Part 1 (Mss 1085, VHD 071-076): Original Collection, 1980-2018
Physical Description: 13.0 cubic feet (13 records center cartons), 6 video recordings, and 2.6 gigabytes 
Scope and Content Note

The James Riddle and Joyce Ford Papers document the activities of two individuals who have worked in organic agriculture for nearly their entire careers. Their work has influenced organic standards legislation in the United States, and organic certification inspection worldwide through their published writings and training workshops. Jim Riddle's service with multiple organizations and his role as a spokesperson for organic agriculture is also well-documented in the collection, which is arranged in five series: SUBJECT FILES, NATIONAL ORGANIC PROGRAM (NOP) and NATIONAL ORGANIC STANDARDS BOARD (NOSB), ORGANIZATIONS, WRITINGS AND PRESENTATIONS, and TRAINING MATERIALS AND RESOURCES. The organic inspector training materials and a project comparing national and international organic standards document the work of both Ford and Riddle. Many of the other materials relate to Jim Riddle, while the materials on organic retailing practices primarily reflect Joyce Ford's work. The original collection was processed in 2013; additions to the papers were processed in 2023, with minor renumbering of some folders in the original collection. The National Organic Program (NOP) and National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) materials were moved from Subject Files to a separate series. Additions were incorporated into the existing collection, with the exception of the electronic records, including digital photographs, which form Part 2 of the finding aid.

SUBJECT FILES include papers related to topics on which Riddle and Ford focused or had research interests, such as the Farm Bill, the organic cost-share certification program, genetically modified organisms (GMOs), livestock management, and retail marketing of organic products. Also included in this series are materials documenting Riddle's service as a delegate to the Codex Alimentarius Commission, relating to international organic labeling guidelines. Other topics documented in these files include efforts to modify the organic standard to allow use of non-organic inputs, the resulting challenges and lawsuits, and the response of organic producers and consumers who sought to maintain the integrity of the organic standard, including the formation in 2003 of an organic caucus composed of legislators sympathetic to organic agriculture. The contract and consulting work Riddle and Ford performed for various projects is also part of this series.

The NATIONAL ORGANIC PROGRAM (NOP) and NATIONAL ORGANIC STANDARDS BOARD (NOSB) series documents work on the proposed rule for the National Organic Program (NOP) and Riddle's role on the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) from 2001 to 2006, including his tenure as Board chair in 2004-2005.

The ORGANIZATIONS series includes records from the Minnesota Organic Advisory Task Force (MOATF), and the University of Minnesota, where Riddle held the Endowed Chair in Agricultural Systems (2003-2004) and served as Organic Outreach Coordinator for the Southwest Research and Outreach Center (2006-2013). Also included are records relating to the Independent Organic Inspectors Association (IOIA). Also included are other organizations relating to organic agriculture, such as the International Federation of Organic Agricultural Movements (IFOAM) and Beyond Pesticides/National Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticides. Types of records in this series include board meeting agendas and minutes, committee records, correspondence, and working notes and research materials.

Of note under the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) are papers relating to the organic certification cost-share program, the first such program implemented in the United States. It added two organic farmers to MDA's shared savings loan review panel overseeing sustainable agriculture (SA) loans, added two organic farmers to MDA's SA technical review panel for SA research grants, and provided for general promotion of organic agriculture in the state. Governor Jesse Ventura signed the Organic Agriculture Promotion and Education Act into law on May 25, 1999. Organic certification cost-share later became a national program with the passage of the 2002 Farm Bill.

The WRITINGS AND PRESENTATIONS series includes articles, conference materials, and speech and presentation records. Some files contain copies of presentations; others primarily contain program and session information and other conference records, such as printed copies of presentations by others. Riddle and Ford's comparative analysis of national and international organic standards, What's in an Organic Standard?, is also included in this series, as well as material related to retailing. Additionally, researchers should be aware that other writings by Riddle will be found throughout the other series in the collection.

TRAINING MATERIALS AND RESOURCES include versions of the organic certification manual, organic certification form templates, training coordinators manual, and records documenting Riddle and Ford's work as organic inspector educators, including copies of workshop outlines, PowerPoint presentations, class handouts, and exercises. Electronic files document the international scope of Riddle and Ford's activities, with trainings in Canada, Russia, Australia, Japan, Taiwan, and Costa Rica, as well as many domestic trainings. Also included are some IOIA training materials written by others which were presented at sessions at which Riddle and/or Ford also made presentations.

A significant part of the collection as received by the Wisconsin Historical Society consisted of periodicals and other published materials relating to organic and sustainable agriculture. The Archives established a separate, artificial collection of Organic and Sustainable Agriculture Publications, to ensure continuing user access to relevant periodicals, conference proceedings, and other published materials that represent separations from other collections of personal papers and organizational records in the Organic and Sustainable Agriculture Collection. Internal publications and some periodicals published by the Independent Organic Inspectors Association (IOIA) and the International Federation of Organic Agricultural Movements (IFOAM) remain part of the Riddle-Ford collection, as do other publications annotated by Riddle.

Series: Subject Files

American National Standards Institute (ANSI), 1998

Animal health, dairy farming, 1995, 2007, undated

Antibiotics, 1994-2009

Beneficial insect habitat, 1991-1995

Biographical materials, 1995-1996, 2000
Note: Jim Riddle.

News clippings, 1987-2005
Note: Jim Riddle and Joyce Ford.

Biotechnology, 1990, 2000

Articles, news clippings, 1989-2004

California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF) witness audit, 2006-2008

Cartageña Protocol, Biological Diversity, 2000

Codex Alimentarius Commission, 1997-2000

Biotechnology, 1997-2000

Livestock, 1999-2000

Proposed draft guidelines, 1997 November

Community supported agriculture (CSA), 1991

Composting, 1994-2002

Conferences

All Things Organic (OTA trade show), 2009 June 15-18

Greener Fields: Eco-Labels: Where Do We Go from Here? (September 12-14 and October 22-24, 2001), 2001

Greener Fields: Increasing the Green Market Share (May 21-23, 2002), 2002
Note: See also Part 2 for digital files.

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Workshop on Organic Agriculture, 2002 September

SARE's (Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education) 20th anniversary New American Farm Conference, 2008 March 25-27

Transforming the food supply chain with sustainability values; sourcing fruits and vegetables for local markets, 2009 December 8

Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) to organic, 1996 August

Conservation Security Act, 2000-2004

Contract/consulting work
Note: See also Part 2 for digital files.

Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics (APUA) project, 2004

Canadian-European Union (EU) Standard comparison, 2001

Ceres Trust research project, 2012, 2014
Note: Includes project report, "Organic Research and Outreach in the North Central Region," February 2014.

Comparison of the EU and US Organic Regulations / compiled by Jim Riddle and Lynn Coody, 2001-2002
Note: Publication dated January 2002 for the International Federation of Organic Agricultural Movements (IFOAM) through the International Organic Accreditation Service (IOAS).

Conservation Innovation Grant (CIG) project, 2012

eOrganic, 2008-2009, 2013, undated

Forschungsinstitut für Biologischen Landbau (FiBL) contract, 2002

Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) organic standards project proposal, 2002

Inspector contracts, 2000-2009
Note: Farm Verified Organic (FVO), Midwest Organic Services Association (MOSA), State of Minnesota.

Instituto Biodinamico (IBD) compliance review, 2003-2005

IOIA NOP project, 2011

John Deere (JD) GoOrganic project, 2001-2002

Certifying Agency Fee Comparison, 2001-2002

Contracts, correspondence, 2001-2002

Farm plan software, 2001

Farm plan template comments, 2001-2002

Farm record forms, 2001-2002

GSC Mobile Solutions, 2001

Malt-O-Meal, 2007-2008

Montana export certification project, 2002-2003

Nantong Haiyun (Hilary) Modern Agriculture Co. Ltd., 2012

Organic Center animal cloning report, 2007
Note: Cloning report, "Is the FDA's Cloning Proposal Ready for Prime Time? An Organic Center Critical Issue Report / by James Riddle, 2007 January. Also agreement for cloning article, 2008.

Rodale certification project, 2005

Correspondence

2000-2008

Cornucopia Institute, 2005 November
Note: Aurora Dairy case.

Cost Share Program
Note: See also “Organic Agriculture Promotion and Education Act” under the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, in Organizations series.

Minnesota and USDA, 1999-2006

Cost share proposal, 1992-2000

Country Hen case, 2001-2003

Cover crops, 2003, 2011, undated

Crop insurance, organic, 2000, 2006

Driftless Bioregional Network, 1987
Note: Also includes Wiscoy Valley Land Cooperative materials, 2003-2016. See also other issues of The Drift, newsletter of the Driftless Bioregional Network, in the WHS Library (Pam 87-1608).

E. coli and organics, 2000, 2006

European Economic Community (EEC) organic regulations, 2000 February

European market information, 2000

European Organic Food Market final report (USDA), 1998 March

European Union (EU) comparative tables, undated

Digital files, 2001 September

EU policy paper research, 2001-2005

EU regulation, 1998

Exporting organic foods, 1998-2000

FAO report: Food Safety/Quality and Organic Farming, 2000

Farm Bill

Farm Bill 2002

General, 2001-2002

Farm Bill 2002, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) policy packet, 2002-2003

Farm Bill 2007, 2001-2007

Farm Bill 2008, NOC Farm Bill Implementation Handbook : draft, 2008 July 17, 2009

Fieldale Farms, Georgia, 2002-2003

Flooding and organic fields, circa 2007

Fly control - livestock (Orkin), 1995

Foliar feeding, refractometer, 1986, undated

Food safety, (GMPs), 1987-1998

Foot and mouth disease, 2001

Genetically modified organisms (GMOs)

Consumer activism, 1997-2000, undated

Farmer to Farmer Campaign on Genetic Engineering, 2000

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) biotech hearing (November 30, 1999), 1999
Note: "Biotechnology in the Year 2000 and Beyond: Public Meetings."

Genetic drift, ID testing, 1999-2001

Gene Watch Action Team, 1999-2000

Genetic Engineering (GE), Organic Trade Association (OTA) information background kit, 1996-1997

GE contamination - seeds, 2004-2005

GEO pilot study, 1998

GMOs, 1997-2011

IFOAM draft criteria, 1997

Minnesota legislation, 2000-2001, 2011-2013

Monsanto, 1997-2002

Terminator technology, 1998-2000

News clippings, 1996-2002

Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI) position, 2000

Organic Trade Association (OTA) positions, 1996-2000

Manufacturing, Processing, Packaging, Labeling (MPPL) Committee, 1997

Other resources, 1999-2000

Position papers, studies, 1996-2006

Press releases, 1997-2000

Products, GMO, 1996-2000

rBGH, 1989-2002, undated

rBGH on dairy farms, 1997

Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc. v. Lumpkin, 1996-1997
Note: Riddle expert testimony.

Riddle writing, presentations, 1997-2001

University of Minnesota, 1999-2000

Ginseng, 1996

Grass-based dairies, 2003, 2005

Hog breeding and Bt (feed), 2002, 2004

Harvey, Arthur case

Appeal, 2006-2007

Comments to USDA, 2006 May
Note: Riddle comments on rule TM 06-06-PR (Harvey v. Johanns).

Harvey-Veneman lawsuit, 2002-2005

Harvey-Veneman lawsuit, 2002-2005 (continued)

Independent Accreditation Steering Committee (IASC), Baltimore report, 1998

Insecticides, 1975-2008

Institute for Local Organic Food Systems Education (ILOFSE), 2011-2012

Iowa Organic Standards, 1999

Irradiation, 1986-2000

Irrigation, 1992-1994

Japanese Agricultural Standard (JAS) organic certification, 1999-2006
Note: See also Part 2 for digital files.

JAS training seminar, 2005 January 22

Leather tankage, 1999

Legislative contacts, 2003-2004

Livestock, organic

General, 1996-2004

Livestock fraud complaint, 2006

Livestock labeling, 1998

Louis Bolk Institute, selected papers in organic animal husbandry, undated

Lund Food Holdings Inc.: Natural Foods Guide to Standards, 2006

Macrobiotic history, organics, 2000 October 29

Mad cow disease (bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)), 2001-2004, undated

Manure management, 1990-2003, undated

Mathews, Richard, memos, 2002-2003

Midwest Food Alliance (MFA) v. Oregon Tilth Organic, 2000 October 3
Note: Riddle's comparative analysis of beef and pork standards.

Minnesota legislative bills, 2007

Minnesota Trade Office, BioFach 2002

Namibia Project, 2001

National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) organic production survey draft, 2008

National Association of State Organic Programs (NASOP), 2001, 2004-2006
Note: See also Part 2 for digital files.

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) audit, 2008 June
Note: Includes highlighted edits of OCC's "A Guide to Accreditation: Compliance with ISO Guide 65 for Organic Certifiers."

National Organic Action Plan (NOAP) summit, 2009 February 25-26

Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Earth Team, 2002

Northeast Interstate Organic Certification Committee, circa 1993

Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA), 1991-1997, 2001
Note: Includes NOFA-NJ and NOFA-NY.

No-till research, organic, 2006-2008

Organic and sustainable agriculture, 1986-2006

Organic and sustainable agriculture (continued), 1998-2009
Note: News clippings, articles, brochures.

Organic farmer features, 1989-2006

Organic certification program comparison, 1999

Organic dairy, 1990-2008

Organic feed price study, after 2004

Organic food - nutrition, 1985-2009

Organic high tunnel research in Minnesota, 2008

Organic market growth, 1988-2007

Organic marketing, 1992-2005

Organic product labels, 2004, undated

Organic, promotional materials, 2004-2010

Organic Watch, 2000 March
Note: Comments on “Comparative analysis of NOSB recommendations and OTA's American Organic Standards.”

Organic, news clippings, 1998-2009

Organic research

General, 1993-2010

Other states, 1975-1976, 1988-2008

Other countries, 1995, 2000-2002, undated

Packaging, 1991, 1993

Pennsylvania Certified Organic (PCO) materials review list, 2007

Pest control - processing, 1991-1996

Pesticides and herbicides

General, 1981-2010
Note: Includes news clippings.

Pesticides and health, 1988-2008, undated

Pesticides in rainwater, 1991, undated

Roundup, 1995?-2009

Precautionary principle, 1998

Proposed Organic Foods Production Act (OFPA) Amendment, 2005

Research papers, 2002-2003

Resource lists, 2008, undated

Retail research, 2000-2004

Sewage sludge, 1998

Sodium nitrite report, 2000

Soil tests, erosion, 1993-1994, 2000?

Sullivan, Tim, article: “Implementation of National and International Organic Standards,” undated

Tools for Transition Project, 2010

Transition to Organic, 2001, 2003

Vermont Certified Organic: Organic Livestock Accepted Health Products, Ingredients & Practices / Vermont Organic Famers (VOF), undated
Note: Annotated.

Weed management, 2002, 2003

Whole Foods sustainable food label, 2001 May-June

Winona County Green Party, 2000 October

Winona County Local Foods Inventory Project, 2007-2009

Series: National Organic Program (NOP) and National Organic Standards Board (NOSB)

National Organic Program
Note: See also Part 2 for digital files.

Access to pasture, 2010

Accreditation resource guide, 2001 April

Accreditation rule, proposed, 1999

Audit checklist, 2002 March 12

Certifying agents, 2008

Final rule, 2000 December 21, 2001 August

Fumigation tables, 1998 July 15

Georgia Organics article, 2004 Summer

Good Guidance Practices (GGPs), 2005

Livestock Committee, comments, 1998 Fall

Personal care products, 2005-2006

Proposed rule

As submitted to the Federal Register, 1997 December 5
Note: "OTA's proposed rule." Annotated.

Binder copy, 1997 December?

Bound copy, 2000 March 13
Note: Annotated Federal Register copy.

Comments on, 1998-1999

Comments, 1998-2000

Farm Verified Organic (FVO), 2000 March-June

Independent Organic Inspectors Association (IOIA), 1998-2000

International Organic Accreditation Services (IOAS), 1998 April 27

National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture (NCSA), 2000 March

Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI), 1998 January, 2000 March-May
Note: Inert ingredients and GMO Working Group.

Organic Trade Association (OTA), 1998, 2000

December draft, 1998 December 23, 1997 proposed rule modified to conform to OTA's April 30, 1998 comments

Other organizations, 2000 March-April

Quality Assurance Committee (QAC), 2000 March-May

Revised proposed rule, 2000

Riddle comments, 1998

Riddle review of revised proposed rule for Organic Trade Association (OTA), 2000

Industry position papers, 1998

News clippings, 1997-1998, 2000

Rule making, 1993-1998

Social justice standards, 1997-1998

Regulatory text, updated 2003 November 3

USDA Policy Statements Q & As, 2002

Work plan, 2003

National Organic Standards Board (NOSB), 1998-2008
Note: See also Part 2 for digital files.

Accreditation Committee, 2001-2005

Additives, undated

Agendas campaign, Washington, D.C., 1999

Apiculture Task Force, 2000-2001

Aquaculture, 2005-2008

Aquatic Animal Task Force, 2000-2005

Assess Slaughter By-product Use in Organic Livestock, 2004 February

Board policy manual, revised, 2004 April 29

Boiler Water Additives, 2001

Commercial Availability, 2001, 2004

Communications Task Force, 2001

Compost Standard, 2001, 2004

Conflict of Interest, 2001-2002

Correspondence, 2002

Crops Committee, 2001-2006

Decisions, 1993-2000

Enforcement Task Force, 1999-2000

Executive Committee, 2001-2005

Executive Director, undated

Hydroponics, 2002, 2017-2018

International Committee, 2001-2002

Livestock Committee, 1997-2005

Livestock Committee, 1997-2005 (continued)

Working drafts, 2003

Meetings, 1998-2004
Note: Includes public comments for several meetings.

Meetings, 2000

Meetings, 2004 (continued)-2007

Meetings (public testimony), 2008, undated

Meetings with individuals

Meeting with Paula Collins, 2003 September 3

Meeting with Sam Diehl, 2004 March 3

Meeting with Secretary (Mike) Johanns, 2005 March 23

Members directories, 2005, 2006

Miscellaneous, 2001

National List

Materials recommendations, 1995

Materials review, updates, 1998-2007

Substance evaluation forms, undated

Sunset review

Crops, 2005

Livestock, 2005

Multi-practice, 2005

Processing and handling, 2005

OCA Hydrosol Complaint, 2003-2004
Note: Regarding “organic” water-based ingredients in personal care products.

Organic Poultry - Outdoor Access, 2002-2005

Pasture, 1997-2008

Peer Review Panel, 2001-2004

Pet Food Task Force, 2005-2006

Policy Development Committee, 2002-2004
Note: Includes Policy and Procedures Manual, revised 2004.

Working drafts on substance compatibility with organic production, 2003

Principles of Organic Farming, 2001

Processing Committee, 2001-2006

Processing Materials Database, 2001-2006

Processing Principles
Note: See Board meeting, 1998 July 21-23.

Public testimony, La Crosse, Wisconsin, 2001 June

Riddle nomination, 1999-2000

Secretary (Jim Riddle), 2001, 2003

Sunset Review, 2005

Technical Advisory Panel (TAP)

Orientation, 2004 December 16

Reviews, 2001-2003

Technical corrections, 2001 June

Transitional Product, 2001-2002

Unregulated Sectors, 2001

NOSB/Yates (USDA) meeting, 2004 June 9

Series: Organizations
Note: See also Part 2 for digital files.

Beyond Pesticides/National Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticides Board of Directors meetings

2007 May 30-November 15-17

2007 November 15-17 (continued)-2008 October 10-12

Independent Organic Inspectors Association (IOIA)
Note: Renamed the International Organic Inspectors Association in 2008. See also Training Materials series.

Annual meetings and reports, 1994-1999

Apprenticeship Program, 1996-1999

Board of Directors files, 1994-1997

By-laws and amendments, 1995-1996

Correspondence, 1994-1997

Federal-State Market Improvement Program (FSMIP) grant: Organic Certification Forms and Inspector Training

1997-1999, 2002

1994-1995, 1997-1999

Inspector Accreditation Program, 1996

Inspector survey, 1996-1997

Inspectors' Report newsletter, 1995 Summer (4:3)-1997 Spring; 1997 Fall-1999 Spring; 1999 Fall; 2000 Spring-2008 Fall; 2009 Winter, Spring, Summer; 2010 Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall; 2011 Winter; 2013 Winter
Note: Some newsletters include articles by Jim Riddle.

Meeting agendas and minutes (working groups, committees), 1994-1998

Membership directories

1994/1995-1998, 2000-2005, 2009-2010

2006-2008, 2013

Staff files, 1995-1997, 1999

International Federation of Organic Agricultural Movements (IFOAM)

Accreditation, 1998, 2006

Accreditation Programme Board, 1995-1997
Note: Later known as International Organic Accreditation Service (IOAS).

Asia, 1999, 2001, 2003

Certification criteria : draft 2, 2001 May
Note: "IFOAM Criteria for Certification of Organic Production and Processing. Comment Period: May 15th to June 30th 2001."

Conferences

Proceedings of the 1st IFOAM International Conference on Animals in Organic Production, 2006 August 23-25

14th IFOAM Organic World Congress: Cultivating Communities, 2002 August
Note: Riddle, session moderator. See M2013-012 for Proceedings.

Conference on Organic Guarantee Systems, 2002 February 17-19
Note: Riddle, roundtable moderator. Conference Reader includes article by Riddle and Lynn Coody.

General Assembly meeting, 2008 June

International Inspectors Group (IIG), 1986, 1991

Membership directories, 2001-2004

Organic farming and promotional literature, 1988-2005

OTA memorandum of understanding (MOU), 2000

Periodicals

IFOAM In Action, nos. 75 (January 2001), 79 (2002 June), 80 (2002 October), 87 (2005 March), 88 (2005 July)
Note: See also earlier title, IFOAM Internal Letter.

IFOAM Internal Letter (nos. 52-54, 59-60, 67, 74), 1994 July-2000 October (incomplete)
Note: See also later title, IFOAM In Action.

Vaupel, Suzanne, 1996-1997, 2001

International Organic Accreditation Services (IOAS)

20th anniversary, 2017 November 8

Accreditation criteria - ISO 65, 1998, undated

Annual reports, 2000, 2010

Executive Committee, 1997-1998

Handbook for setting up organic certification programmes, drafts, 1990, 1997

IOAS/American National Standards Institute (ANSI) accreditation partnership, 1997-1999

IOAS meeting with USDA, 1999 June 11

Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Services (MOSES)

Organic Farming Conference (OFC), 2009
Note: Farmer of the Year, silent auction, Cornucopia Institute letter, board correspondence.

Planning meeting for 2008 conference, 2007 June 25

Midwest Organic Services Association (MOSA)

Advisory Committee, 2000

Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA)

Dairy/food inspection, circa 1997

GMO corn commercial use exemption, 1998

Genetically modified organisms (GMOs): Strategies for Coexistence meeting (November 27, 2001), 2001

Glacial Ridge case, 1996-1997

Minnesota Organic Advisory Task Force (MOATF)

Chronological files, 1989-2009, 2016

Standards Review Subcommittee (SRS)
Note: Applications for MDA Approved Organic Certification Organization status.

Demeter Association, 2001

Global Organic Alliance, 2000

Indiana Certified Organic

Iowa Department of Agriculture

ProCert Organic Systems, 2001

Spring Meadow School of Organic Farming and Gardening, 2000

Natural Resources Conservation Service memorandum of understanding (NRCS MOU), 2001-2008
Note: See also Part 2 for digital files.

Organic Agriculture Promotion and Education Act (bill HF 1370/SF 1257), 1999
Note: Regarding the Minnesota cost-share certification program. See also “Cost Share Program” under Subject Files series.

Materials on organic agriculture, 1999-2008

Minnesota Food Association (MFA) report, green paper, 1988, 1990
Note: "Food and Agricultural Biotechnology in Minnesota: A Citizens' Perspective" and "Genetically Engineering the Food Supply-Issues of Public Concern: A Briefing Paper."

Minnesota Organic Network, 2001-2002

National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture (NCSA)

Annual meeting, 2001, 2002

Organic Committee, 2003-2006

Social criteria, 1999

Organic Alliance, 1999-2000

Organic Farmers Association (OFA), 2016-2018

Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF)

Reports, 2004, 2015
Note: Final Results of the Fourth National Organic Farmers' Survey, 2004; Taking Stock: Analyzing, Assessing, and Reporting Organic Research Investments-2002-2014: summary; Impacts of OFRF Grants: 2006-2014, 2015 November.

2007 National Organic Research Agenda / by Jane Sooby, Jonathon Landeck, and Mark Lipson, 2007 January
Note: Final pre-publication draft and final copy; Jim Riddle, reviewer.

Organic Trade Association (OTA)

American Organic Standards (AOS)

Draft 1 / by James A. Riddle, Emily Brown Rosen, and Lynn S. Coody, 1999 June 1

Version 1 draft, 1999 October 20

Drafts, 1999 May-June, July

Comments, 1999

American Organic Standards project, 1999-2000

Digital files, 1999 March-April

IFOAM-BS/OTA-AOS Comparison, 2000 February

Certification Decisions, 1999 February

Contracts, 2000-2001

Good Organic Retailing Practices (GORP) Manual / by Harriet Behar and Joyce E. Ford, 2001 March
Note: With updated materials, 2002-2004. See also GORP files under Training Materials and Resources series.

IFOAM Accreditation Criteria/AOS Accreditation Comparison, 2000

Digital files

Organic Certifiers' Council (OCC)

Guide to Accreditation: Compliance with ISO Guide 65 for Organic Certifiers (Organic Certifiers Council) / by Lynn S. Coody and James A. Riddle, 2001 January 16
Note: Also, Comparative Analysis: ISO/IEC Guide 65 and USDA National Organic Program Final Rule / by Riddle and Coody, February 1, 2001. See also Part 2 for digital files.

Guidelines for the Organic Foods Industry, OFPANA - OCC (Organic Certifiers Council), 1992

Quality Assurance Committee (QAC)

Accreditation Subcommittee, 1999

Questions to NOP, 2000-2001

Standards consensus project (OCCSP), 2002
Note: See also Part 2 for digital files.

Organic handlers survey, 2004

Rodale Institute, 1999, 2005, 2007

New Farm Q&A Project, 2002-2003
Note: See also Part 2 for digital files.

Rural Advancement Foundation International (RAFI)-USA

Annual reports, 2006, 2008

National Organic Action Plan (NOAP)/National Organic Coalition (NOC), 2005, 2008-2010

Toward Organic Integrity: A Guide to the Development of US Organic Standards / by Michael Sligh, 1997 July

Who Owns Organic? The Global Status, Prospects, and Challenges of a Changing Organic Market / by Michael Sligh and Carolyn Christman, RAFI, 2003

Sustainable Agriculture Network literature, 1999-2008

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Accreditation contract, 1999

Complaint letter, 2005

Integrated Organic Program project reports: "Strengthening the Scientific Foundation of Organic Standards on Animal Health and Welfare"

Beef Cattle : draft, 2005 July

Poultry: Broilers : draft, 2005 July

Poultry: Layers : draft, 2005 July

Obama administration job, 2008-2009

Organic Livestock Production: Selected Citations, 1974-2004

Press releases, 2000-2001

Report: USDA Gets an Earful on Proposed Organic Standards, Environmental Media Services (EMS), 1998 June 15

USDA memo, 1997-1998
Note: Regarding organic standards; GMOs.

Workshop on Organic Agriculture, 2005 October 6-7

University of Minnesota

Endowed Chair in Agricultural Systems, 2002-2004

Organic livestock research survey, 2003-2004
Note: See also Part 2 for digital files.

Extension Service, 2006-2007, 2011

Home Grown Economy conference, 2007

Local Foods Roundtable, Task Force (TF), 2008, undated

Minnesota Guide to Organic Certification / by Jim Riddle and Lisa Gulbranson, 2007 July, 2011 February
Note: Includes earlier version by Gulbranson, 1998 and 2001 revised edition.

Organic Agriculture Coordinator - Outreach, 2005-2011

Organic Agriculture Advisory Committee, 2006

Organic research, 2008-2011

Sanitizer project, 2008

Southwest Research and Outreach Center (SROC)

2000-2006

2007-2011

Field course in organic management, 2002, 2004
Note: Jim Riddle, instructor, 2002; Joyce Ford, instructor, 2004.

Meetings with Pauline Nickel, 2006

Research, 2001-2007

West Central Research and Outreach Center (WCROC)

Livestock research, 2003-2008

Wild Farm Alliance (WFA), 2003-2008

Series: Writings and Presentations
Note: Many files in this series contain copies of presentations.

Articles, writings (Riddle/Ford)

1997-1999, 2001-2011, undated

Digital files, 1995-2005

Presentations, chronological files
Note: See also Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service Conference Recordings and Materials for Riddle and Ford presentations.

1997-2008

2009-2017

Digital files

67th Minnesota Nutrition Conference and U of M Research Update Session: Livestock Production in the New Millennium Proceedings, 2006 September
Note: Includes Riddle presentation, "Requirements for Organic Livestock in the United States."

Accredited Certifiers Association (ACA)

General, 2003-2004

Membership, 2006, 2008

Presentations, 2007-2009
Note: 2007 folder includes labeling checklists.

AgriEnergy Resources Summer Seminar, 2000 August 14-15
Note: Jim Riddle presentation: "Organic or GMO: You Make the Call"; Bob Boeble presentation: "Plant Hormones & Soil Fertility for Profitable Crops."

Physical Description: 1/2-inch VHS, 120 minutes 

Alltech Animal Health and Nutrition Symposium, 2009 May

All Things Organic (OTA), 2002 May, 2004 May
Note: Riddle, session moderator. 2002 materials include NOSB and NASOP meetings.

ASABE conference (American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers), 2007 June 18-19

American Soy Products (ASP), 2002 February 5

Beyond Pesticides
Note: See also “Presentations, 1997, 2000, 2002-2007” for 24th National Pesticide Forum, May 20, 2006.

Changing Course in a Changing Climate (25th National Pesticide Forum), 2007 June 1-3

Reclaiming Our Healthy Future (26th National Pesticide Forum), 2008 March 14-16

Boundary Waters Veterinary Conference, 2008

Carolina Farm Stewardship Association (CFSA)

2001 November 2-4

2002 November 15-17

Conference on supporting the diversification of exports in the Caribbean/Latin American region through the development of organic agriculture, Proceedings, 2001 October 8-10

Ecological Farming Conference (Ecological Farming Association), 2002-2003, 2009

ECRM/ASA/CFSA, 2007

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Bt workshop (June 18, 1999), 1997-1999
Note: Riddle, panelist on compliance issues in Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) crop insect resistance management.

Extending the Growing Season, 2011, 2012

FamilyFarmed.org Expo, 2005 March

First World Congress on Organic Food, 2004 March
Note: Riddle, speaker at session 2, “Risks of Organic vs. Conventional Food.”

Proceedings

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Trinidad, 2001 October 8-10

Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Conference (Southeast Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference), 2009

Good Organic Retailing Practices (GORP): Standards for Retailing of Organic Products, 1999

Growing U.S. Organic Agriculture: Accessing the 2008 Farm Bill, 2008 November

International Association for Food Protection (IAFP, 2001 August 5-7), 2001 March-August

IOIA Organic Advanced Inspector Training

2002-2003

2008 April 20-21

2011 March 25-26

Minnesota Bar Association Agricultural Law Institute, 2003 February 5

Minnesota Organic Conference

2009, 2011

2010, 2013

National Alliance of Independent Crop Consultants (NAICC), 2003 January

National Association of State Organic Programs (NASOP), 2001, 2004-2006
Note: Includes Riddle report to NOSB regarding April 2001 NASOP meeting.

National Cooperative Grocers Association (NCGA, 1st annual national meeting), 2007 July 10
Note: Riddle, keynote speaker.

“Ever-Expanding Constellation of Organic Values” PowerPoint (Riddle)

Northeast Livestock (Understanding Organics: Livestock Management and Health), 2007 February and March

Northeast Organic Research Symposium Proceedings, 2012 January 19-20

Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association (OEFFA) 38th Annual Conference (February 9-11, 2017), 2016 October-2017 February
Note: Riddle, keynote speaker: "Transform Organic Today, Grow with Integrity Tomorrow."

Økologi Kongres 2004, 2004 November

Organic Agriculture: Nutrient Management & Livestock, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), 2011 February 23
Note: Riddle presentation: "Organic Livestock Management & the NOP Pasture Rule."

Organic Aquaculture, 1999-2000, 2003
Note: Organic Aquaculture Workshop, Institute for Social, Economic and Ecological Sustainability (ISEES), 2000, 2003. See also Riddle presentation in Part 2: 2003 Presentations.

Briefing packet, 2000

Organic Corn Meeting for Growers, 2002 January 16

Organic Crop Improvement Association (OCIA) Minnesota #1/Sustainable Farming Association of Minnesota (SFA of MN), 2002 January 14
Note: Grazing and Organic Dairying workshop.

Organic Dairy 101, 2008 February, March

Organic Export: Succeeding in the Global Marketplace, 2004

Organic Farming and Farmers Relations (January 18, 2001), Helsinki, Finland, 2000 October-2001 January
Note: Riddle presentation: "Harmonization of Organic Production Standards and Inspection Systems - American Perspective."

Organic Farming and Marketing Workshop: New Partnerships and Priorities, 1998 October 29

Organic Livestock Production seminar, 2006

Organic Summit, 2007 June 20-22

Pet Food Forum, 2004 April

Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology, 2005

Presentation handouts, other people, 2004-2007, undated

Promoting Organic in a Post-Rule Marketplace (July 29-31, 2001), Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF), 2001

Seafood Summit, 2004

Stateline Fruit and Vegetable Conference, 2002 February 7

Sustain Regional Planning Forum, 2004 April

Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE)

Manuscript applications, 2003

SARE proposal review, 2005

Testimony, comments, 1990-2017

Atrazine hearings, Minnesota legislature, 2005

Gardens of Eagan testimony, 2006

Transition to Sustainable Agriculture Systems, 2010 February 8-9

Tufts livestock meeting, 2007 April 10-11

Washington State University satellite broadcast: "The National Organic Agriculture Standards: What Do They Mean for You?," 2003 March 21
Note: Panelists: Miles McEvoy, Jim Riddle, David Granatstein, and Marilyn Lynn. See also Part 2 for digital files.

Physical Description: 1/2-inch VHS, 120 minutes 

What's in an Organic Standard? A comparative analysis of various national and international organic standards / by James A. Riddle and Joyce E. Ford, 1996-1998

Published version, 1997 April 4

Wisconsin Organic Advisory Council, 2007 April 25

Working notes, 2004-2005

Series: Training Materials and Resources

Carolina Farm Stewardship Association (CFSA) Cloudland video, 2002

"Organic Standards: pathway to certification with Jim Riddle" / Cloudland Productions, 2002
Physical Description: 1/2-inch VHS tape. 120 minutes 

CFSA Organic Certification Education Project (North Carolina), 2002, 2008

Chronological training files, 1994-2003

Colorado Department of Agriculture training, 2003 January 7-9

EkoNiva - Russia, 1994

Field Course in Organic Management, 2002 July 24-25

Independent Organic Inspectors Association (IOIA)
Note: Name changed to International Organic Inspectors Association in 2008.

Good Organic Retailing Practices (GORP) seminars, 2000-2003

Guide to IOIA Organic Inspector Training program, 2008 December

IOIA Organic Inspection Manual / by James A. Riddle and Joyce Ford

Original edition, 1995 January

Appendix, 1995 January

Second edition, 1998 December

Spanish edition, 1998 December

IOIA Trainer Manual, version 2, / Lisa Pierce, International Training Manager, 2006

IOIA Training Coordinators Manual / by Joyce E. Ford and James A. Riddle, 1998 December

IFOAM/IOIA International Organic Inspection Manual / by James A. Riddle and Joyce E. Ford, Sections 1-5 and 7, 2000 June-August
Note: May not be final versions.

Comments, 2000

Correspondence, 1996-1997

Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs (FINIDA) project

Correspondence, 1998-2000

Phase 1

Comments, 2000

Content suggestions, 2000

Phase 2 contracts, 2000

Reports, 2000-2001

Project documents, 1996-1997, 2000

OCC/IOIA Organic Certification Form Templates

1998 December

Draft versions (partial), 1999, 2001, 2002

Working comments, 2000 October

Organic Process Handbook, 2005

PowerPoint presentations, 2001-2002

Taiwan auditing exercises, undated

Training materials, forms, 1994, 2005, 2011

IOAS Organic Inspector Training, 2009 June 19

Internal audit ring binder, Organic Independents, 1999-2006

NOP audit checklist, 2002-2003

ISO Guide 65 compliance audit checklist, 1999-2006

Organic Certifiers Council (OCC): A Guide to Accreditation, 2001 January 16
Note: See Box 7, Folder 10 for this document.

"Introduction to Organic Farming" / Cooperative Development Services, 2001
Note: Includes brief Jim Riddle footage in certification segment (no interview).

Physical Description: 1/2-inch VHS tape, 22 minutes 

Livestock inspection, standards, 1997-2011, undated

Midwest Organic Services Association (MOSA) In-house Certification Staff Training, 2011 October 25-26

Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce (MDAC) Refresher Course for Organic Inspectors, 2004 June 22-23

NOP certifier training, 2007-2008

"Organic Adventures" / Organic Alliance, circa 2000?
Note: Jim Riddle appears in certification/inspection segment.

Physical Description: 1/2-inch VHS tape, 9:58 minutes 

Organic Agriculture: Regulations and Production (MOSES), 2003 November 5

Organic and Sustainable Practices Workbook & Resource Guide for Cropping Systems / NCAT, 2003

Organic Certification Workshop, 2006 October 27

Organic Certification Workshop Organic Farm Plan Workbook, 2005 November 4

Organic Farm Plan Workbook (Organic Certification Workshop Series), 2002
Note: Riddle and Ford designed and conducted the workshop with Tony Kleese of Carolina Farm Stewardship Association.

"Organic Foods: A Growing Trend" / Organic Alliance, 1998
Note: Jim Riddle in organic certification and inspection segment.

Physical Description: 1/2-inch VHS tape, 9:20 minutes 

Organic University

Introduction to Organic Food and Farming with Jim Riddle, George Kuepper and Atina Diffley, 2007

Course #6: Intro to Organic Agriculture with Jim Riddle, Laura Paine, and Linda Halley, 2010

Course #9: Intro to Organic Farming Systems with Atina Diffley and Jim Riddle, 2012

Pennsylvania Certified Organic (PCO), 2005 April, October

Vegetable grower records, 2001-2004
Note: Includes Organic Market Farm Documentation Forms / by George Kuepper, Lisa Cone, and Joyce Ford, February 2004.