Loni Kemp Papers, 1985-2008

Contents List

Container Title
Mss 1084
Series: The Minnesota Project (MP)
Subseries: Subject Files
Box   1
Folder   1
Carbon, 1999-2003, 2005
Note: Includes materials from Powering the Plains meeting in Des Moines, 2003, as well as a MP report (“Farming and Soil Carbon”), and later (non-MP) reports relating to carbon and climate change.
Conferences
Box   1
Folder   2
Ecological Farming Conference, 2007
Box   1
Folder   3
Feeding Ourselves in the Future, 2006
Box   1
Folder   4-5
National Conference on Organic/Sustainable Agriculture Policies, 1989, 1990
Box   1
Folder   6
North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (NCR SARE), 2006
Box   1
Folder   7-8
Conservation Farm Option (CFO), 1996-1999
Box   1
Folder   9
Conservation Partnerships Initiative, 2005
Conservation Security Program (CSP)
Note: See also Farm Bills.
Box   1
Folder   10
Conference Committee, 2002
Box   1
Folder   11
Conservation Security Act (CSA), 2000
Box   1
Folder   12
Bill introduction: October 20, 2000
Box   1
Folder   13
CSA PowerPoint, 2001
Box   1
Folder   14
Early CSP, 2001-2002
Note: Includes MP report: “Profiles of Three Working Farms and the CSA.”
Box   1
Folder   15
Fact sheets, 2000
Box   1
Folder   16
Harkin Conservation Act of 1999
Box   1
Folder   17
Mini grants, 2001-2002
Minnesota Roundtable on Conservation Security Act
Box   1
Folder   18
September 20, 2001
Note: Includes policy packet.
Box   1
Folder   19
2001-2005
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
Note: See Grant Files.
Box   1
Folder   20-21
National Summit on Private Land Conservation: December 1999
Note: Note from Kemp: “This event launched the green payments/CSA movement.”
Box   1
Folder   22
Report: Conservation Security Program Drives Resource Management: An Assessment of CSP Implementation in Five Midwestern States, April 2007
Box   1
Folder   23
Rules 2004, 2002-2004
Box   1
Folder   24
Senate Agriculture Committee, 2001
Box   1
Folder   25
Stewardship incentives, 1999-2000
Box   1
Folder   26
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), 1996-1998, 2002-2003
Farm Bills
Note: See also Farm Bill speeches (Kemp) in National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture series.
Box   1
Folder   27
2007-2008 Farm Bill
Box   1
Folder   28
FRAME / 2007 Farm Bill, 2000-2007
Box   1
Folder   29
House Conservation Hearings - Farm Bill: April 2007
Box   1
Folder   30
National Association for Conservation Districts (NACD), 2002-2003
Note: Farm Bill communications plan.
Box   1
Folder   31
Related reports and articles, 1986-2004
Box   1
Folder   32
Senate Hearing - Energy - Farm Bill: January 2007
Box   1
Folder   33
Genetically modified organisms (GMOs), 2000
Kellogg, W.K., Foundation
Box   1
Folder   34-37
Food and Society Conferences, 2003-2006
Box   1
Folder   38
Food and Society Policy 2002-2004 Fellowship, 2000-2004
Livestock feedlots
Note: See also Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP).
Box   1
Folder   39
CAFO (Confined Animal Feedlot Operations) rule comments, 2001
Box   1
Folder   40
CWN (Clean Water Network) - Feedlots workgroup, 1999-2001
Box   1
Folder   41
GEIS (Generic Environmental Impact Statement) - livestock, 1998-1999
Box   1
Folder   42
Harkin-Miller Feedlot Bill, 1998-1999
Box   1
Folder   43
Nutrient management guidelines, 1999-2000
Box   1
Folder   44-45
Sustainable livestock, EFA, NCSA, 1999-2000
Local food systems
Box   1
Folder   46
Report: AgMarket Search for Southeast Minnesota, Volume 1: Executive Summary Report, 1986 September
Note: Also includes Report: Finding Food in Farm Country: Economics of Food and Farming in Southeast Minnesota / Ken Meter and Jon Rosales, 2001 March (not by Minnesota Project).
Box   1
Folder   47
Minge, David, consultant, 2001-2002
Box   1
Folder   48
Report: “Coordinating Colors: The WTO Green Box and Green Payments in Farm Programs” / by David Minge, 2002
Box   1
Folder   49
Morse, Deborah Elias, consultant, 2002
Box   2
Folder   1
“A New Agricultural Policy for the United States,” 2002-2003
Note: Working papers, correspondence, and final copy of joint article by Dennis Keeney and Loni Kemp for inclusion in book: Role of Biodiversity Conservation in the Transition to Rural Sustainability / Stephen S. Light, ed. (Amsterdam: IOS Press, 2004).
Sustainable Farming Systems (SFS) Project
Box   2
Folder   2
Economic Task Force, 1998-2001
Box   2
Folder   3-4
General files, 1998-2000
Box   2
Folder   5
Mission/Organization chart, 1996-1997
Box   2
Folder   6-8
Outreach, 1997-2001
PH 6704
Unidentified photographs, 2000 Spring?
Physical Description: 2 photos 
Mss 1084
Box   2
Folder   9-10
Projects, 1997-2000
Box   2
Folder   11-12
Staff calls, 1997-2001
Box   2
Folder   13
Work plan, 1996-1997
Water quality/Groundwater and farm chemicals
Box   2
Folder   14
1989 Groundwater Act, 1987-1995
Box   2
Folder   15
California Agrarian Action Project (CAAP) site visit, 1987
Box   2
Folder   16-17
Center for Rural Affairs, 1986-1988
Box   2
Folder   18
Environmental Policy Institute (EPI) talk, 1987
Ford Foundation
Box   2
Folder   19
Advisory Committee, 1987
Box   2
Folder   20
Policy, 1987
Box   2
Folder   21
Report, 1987
Note

Announcements, report promotion.

See “Farm Chemicals in Groundwater: Strategies for Nonprofits,” under Reports for copy of report.

Box   2
Folder   22
Integrated Farm Planning - WQ (Water Quality) 2000, 1993-1994
Box   2
Folder   23-24
Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation, 1985-1987
Box   2
Folder   25
Kansas Rural Center, 1986
Box   2
Folder   26
Locally based groups
Midwest Consortium on Groundwater and Farm Chemicals
Boody, George
Box   2
Folder   27
Correspondence, 1989-1990
Box   2
Folder   28
Presentation, undated
Box   2
Folder   29-30
Consortium proposals (granting agencies)
Box   2
Folder   31
Consortium work plans, 1990-1991
Meetings
Box   2
Folder   32
March 2-3, 1989
Note: Also includes materials from June 26-27, 1989 meeting.
Box   2
Folder   33
October 20, 1989
Box   2
Folder   34
February 7, 1990
Box   2
Folder   35
May 30, 1990
Box   2
Folder   36
November 29, 1990
Box   2
Folder   37
March 14, 1991
Box   2
Folder   38
August 1, 1991
Noyes, Jessie Smith, Foundation
Note: See Grant Files.
Box   2
Folder   39
Mississippi River - Hypoxia, 2004-2006
Box   2
Folder   40
National groups
Box   2
Folder   41
Pesticides, 1986-2003
Note: Includes materials relating to Pesticide Bill, 1987.
Box   2
Folder   42
Policy packet: “Clean Water and Agriculture” / Loni Kemp (Minnesota Project) and Georgia Follis (Minnesota Rural Futures), 1994
Box   2
Folder   43
Practical Farmers of Iowa, 1987-1988
Reports
Box   3
Folder   1
“Alternatives to Roadside Spraying: A Citizen's Report,” 1992 September
Box   3
Folder   2
“Farm Chemicals in Groundwater: Strategies for Nonprofits” (prepared for The Ford Foundation), 1988 April
Box   3
Folder   3
“Farming and Clean Water: A Community Action Guide,” 1993 March
Box   3
Folder   4
“Protecting Groundwater through Sustainable Agriculture,” 1989 January
Box   3
Folder   5
Rural Coalition, 1986
Box   3
Folder   6
State or university-based groups
Box   3
Folder   7
Sustainable agriculture leases
Box   3
Folder   8
Texas Center for Rural Studies, 1985-1987
Whole Farm Planning (WFP)
Box   3
Folder   9
Comprehensive farm planning, 1995-1996
Box   3
Folder   10
Farm Bureau Federation on WFP, 1995-1997
Box   3
Folder   11
Farm planning criteria, 1995-1996
Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture (MISA)
Note: See Grant Files.
Box   3
Folder   12
Publications, 1996, 1998, undated
Box   3
Folder   13
World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Agricultural Pollution Prevention Project, 1993-1994
Subseries: Grant Files
Great Lakes Protection Fund (GLPF)
Great Lakes Basin Comprehensive Farm Planning Network (WFP)
Note: These folders also include some grant materials to NCR SARE for this project.
Box   3
Folder   14
Planning grant, 1991-1994
Box   3
Folder   15-20
1994-1999
Joyce Foundation
Box   3
Folder   21
Clean Water Act, 1992-1995
Conservation Security Program
Box   3
Folder   22
Stewardship incentives, 2000-2003
Box   3
Folder   23-24
2002-2007
Box   3
Folder   25-27
Whole Farm Planning, 1995-2000
Kellogg, W.K., Foundation
Box   3
Folder   28
Kellogg policy proposals, 2003-2007
Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCMR) Sustainable Farming Systems Project
Note: See Subject Files.
McKnight Foundation
Box   3
Folder   29-30
Conservation Security Program, 1998-2007
Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture (MISA)
Box   3
Folder   31
Integrated Farm Planning, 1993
Box   3
Folder   32
Whole Farm Planning proposals, 1993-1998
Mott, Charles Stewart, Foundation
Box   3
Folder   33
Clean Water Act, 1992-1994
Box   3
Folder   34-35
Whole Farm Planning, 1994-2001
Box   3
Folder   36
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), 2003-2005
Note: CSP.
Box   3
Folder   37
North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (NCR SARE), 1999-2000
Note: WFP.
Box   3
Folder   38-39
Noyes, Jessie Smith, Foundation, 1988-1989
Note: Groundwater and farm chemicals.
Series: Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture (MISA)
Box   3
Folder   40-42
Chronological Files, 1987-2001
Note: Includes first dialogue in October 1987.
Board of Directors
Box   4
Folder   1-3
Board manual
Note: Includes meeting minutes, 1992-1997; bylaws; financial records; MISA review; MISA proposals.
PH 6704
Group portrait, attendees of 2nd board meeting, 1992 April 23-24
Mss 1084
Box   4
Folder   4
Legislative Endowment, 1995-1997
Box   4
Folder   5
MISA Review Task Force, 1996-1997
Reports
Box   4
Folder   6
Anderson report: “Summary of Agriculture Management Research and Development in the North Central Region,” 1990 June
Box   4
Folder   7
MISA final report: “Sustainable Farming Systems: Demonstrating Environmental and Economic Performance,” revised 2002 November
Note: LCMR funded.
Box   4
Folder   8
Selected Historical Documents, 1992 June
Box   4
Folder   9
Seminar: April 19, 1996
Sustainable Farming Systems Project
Note: See Minnesota Project, Subject Files.
Box   4
Folder   10
University of Minnesota, Endowed Chair in Agricultural Systems, 1993-1997
Series: Midwest Sustainable Agriculture Working Group (MSAWG)
Box   4
Folder   11
Agricultural chemical tax, 1989-1992
Box   4
Folder   12-25
Chronological files, 1988-1998
Box   4
Folder   26
Clean Water Act (CWA) options paper, 1993-1994
Box   4
Folder   27
Clinton Administration recommendations, 1992 December
Box   4
Folder   28
Common Ground forum: November 5, 1992
Box   4
Folder   29
Coordinating Council, 1991, 1993
Box   4
Folder   30
D.C. Fly-in and Conference: March 14-16, 1989
Box   4
Folder   31
Decoupling, 1988-1989
Box   4
Folder   32
Fundraising, 1988
Box   4
Folder   33
Groundwater position paper, 1988-1989
Box   4
Folder   34
Livestock policy principles, 1997-1998
Meetings
Annual gatherings
Box   4
Folder   35
Des Moines: February 7-9, 1997
Note: Sowing Our Field of Dreams: 1st annual gathering.
Box   4
Folder   36
Rochester: February 1998
Box   4
Folder   37
Madison: January 22-24, 1999
Working Group meetings
Note: Although folders are arranged by meeting dates, dates of materials within the folders fall before and after the meeting dates.
Box   4
Folder   38-39
Des Moines: July 18-19, 1989
Box   5
Folder   1
Woodstock: December 13-14, 1991
Box   5
Folder   2
Wilder Forest [Marine on St. Croix]: March 5-6, 1992
Box   5
Folder   3
Jamestown: July 31-August 1, 1992
Box   5
Folder   4
Rochester: November 6-7, 1992
Box   5
Folder   5
Columbia: February 12-13, 1993
Box   5
Folder   6
Decorah: June 25-26, 1993
Box   5
Folder   7
Omaha: November 13-14, 1993
Box   5
Folder   8
East Troy: March 18-19, 1994
Box   5
Folder   9
Carrington: July 22-23, 1994
Note: Kemp did not attend.
Box   5
Folder   10
Hickory Corners: November 1994 to West Lafayette: July 7-8, 1995
Box   5
Folder   11
Kansas City: December 10-11, 1995
Box   5
Folder   12
Columbia: March 10-11, 1996
Note: Kemp did not attend.
Box   5
Folder   13
Madison: August 4-5, 1996
Box   5
Folder   14
Omaha: November 22-23, 1996
Box   5
Folder   15
Lansing: July 18-19, 1997
Box   5
Folder   16
Wilder Forest [Marine on St. Croix]: November 16-17, 1997
Box   5
Folder   17
Oconomowoc: August 7-11, 2006
Box   5
Folder   18
Minnesota SAWG, 1991-1995
Box   5
Folder   19
National Coordinating Council, 1992-1993
Note: Coalition building.
PH 6704
Meeting photographs, Sunset Ranch, Loveland, Colorado, 1992 July 10
Physical Description: 15 photos 
Mss 1084
Policy options
Box   5
Folder   20
Drafts, 1989
Box   5
Folder   21
Sustainable Solutions: Options for the 1990 Farm Bill
Box   5
Folder   22
Renewable energy, 2001-2004
Box   5
Folder   23
Reports and position papers

Scope and Content Note
  • “Clean Water and Thriving Farms” (Kemp), 1994 January
  • “Recommendations for a New National Wetlands Policy,” 1992
  • “Splice of Life” (genetic engineering), 2000 March
  • “Sustaining Land, People, Animals, and Communities” (2 versions), 1993 March, 1998 May
Box   5
Folder   24
Rural Coalition, 1986
Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (SAC)
Note: Lobbying arm of MSAWG.
Box   5
Folder   25
Annual report, 2007
Box   5
Folder   26
Conservation Security Act (CSA) of 2000 Information packet
Box   5
Folder   27
Membership directory, 2004 October
Box   5
Folder   28
Roots to Reform: March 6-8, 2007
Box   5
Folder   29
“A Sustainable Agriculture Agenda for the 2007 Farm Bill,” 2007 Winter
Box   5
Folder   30
Wallace Institute for Alternative Agriculture: July 22-23, 1996
Box   5
Folder   31
Winter meeting: January 20-23, 2008
Box   5
Folder   32
SAWG Agenda, 1991
Box   5
Folder   33
USDA Hearing, July 28, 1994
Box   5
Folder   34
Wetlands policy, 1989
Box   5
Folder   35
Wyles, Richard, Center for Resource Economics (CRE), 1992
Note: Buffer strips and water quality.
Series: National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture (NCSA)
Box   5
Folder   36
ACRES/S.854 (Agricultural Conservation Resources and Stewardship Act), 1995
Box   5
Folder   37-38
Annual meetings (1st and 2nd), 1997, 1998
Box   5
Folder   39
Board of Directors meetings, 2002-2007
Box   5
Folder   40
Campaign Conservation Committee, 1997-1998
Box   5
Folder   41
Campaign evaluation: February 25-26, 1996
Box   5
Folder   42
Campaign Year in Review (Top Achievements/Challenges), 1997-1998
Box   5
Folder   43
Celebrate/Bemoan, 1998-2005
Box   5
Folder   44-47
Chronological files, 1994-1998
Box   6
Folder   1
Commodity Policy Dialogue, 2005-2006
Box   6
Folder   2
Conservation Farm Option, 1994
Note: Green payments.
Box   6
Folder   3
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Committee, 1992-1995
Box   6
Folder   4
D.C. Fly-in: June 3-6, 1995
Farm Bill
Box   6
Folder   5-7
1995 September-1996 October
Box   6
Folder   8-9
Farm Bill information, 1995
Box   6
Folder   10
Farm Bill news, 1993-1995
Box   6
Folder   11
Farm Bill speeches (Kemp), 1994-1995
Box   6
Folder   12
Fax alerts, 1995-1996
Box   6
Folder   13
Grassroots workshop: March 18, 1993
Box   6
Folder   14-15
Kellogg and Campaign, 1998-1999
Box   6
Folder   16
Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation, 1994-1995
Box   6
Folder   17
NCSA/SAC Dialog/Merger, 2006-2008
National Dialogue on Sustainable Agriculture
Box   6
Folder   18
Second National Conference: February 25-26, 1994
Box   6
Folder   19
1994 Conference Committee
National Sustainable Agriculture Coordinating Council (NSACC)
Box   6
Folder   20
Fiscal agent (Minnesota Project), 1993-1997
Box   6
Folder   21
Integrated Farm Planning (IFP) farm planning legislation, 1994
Box   6
Folder   22
Meeting: April 15-17, 1994
Box   6
Folder   23
National Sustainable Agriculture Working Group (SAWG), 1992-1993
Box   6
Folder   24
Organic standards, 1998
Box   6
Folder   25
Pest Management Committee, 1993-1994
Policy packets
Box   6
Folder   26
Congress members
Box   6
Folder   27
General
Box   6
Folder   28
Participants
Box   6
Folder   29
Summary points
Box   6
Folder   30
Retreat: March 6-7, 1999
Box   6
Folder   31
Sierra Club Agriculture Committee, 1995
Box   6
Folder   32
State Technical Committees, 1996-1997
Note: CRP.
Box   6
Folder   33
Steering Committee, 1999
Box   6
Folder   34
USDA Administrative Policy, 1996-1997
Box   6
Folder   35
USDA Hearing: April 23, 1996
Water quality
Box   6
Folder   36-37
1994 March-December
Box   6
Folder   38
Sludge, 1994
Box   6
Folder   39
Water Quality Topic Committee, 1994-1995