National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture

Policy Advisory Committee

The newly formed Policy Advisory Committee is a result of a year of self-evaluation by staff, board and many ad hoc committees aimed at increasing our effectiveness and impact of our issue committee work. Our goal has been the best use of our resources and capacity to support our partners and the sustainable agriculture movement in developing sound policy for the 2007 Farm Bill and beyond.

The committee currently consists of the following members, with representatives still to be identified from our Renewable Energy and Sustainable Livestock Committees:

Policy Advisory Committee Consultant- Annette Higby, (802) 728-7061,
Ex officio Staff/National Campaign- Deborah M. Burd

Policy Advisory Committee Representatives:

National Campaign Board Representatives-
- Lydia Villanueva
- Dennis Olson, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
Competition and Concentration-

Becky Ceartas- Rural Advancement Foundation International-USA
Jeri Lynn Bakken- Western Organizationof Resource Councils

Organic-

Ed Maltby- Northeast Organic Dairy Producers Alliance
a rotating representative (Organic Steering Committee Member)

Stewardship-

Brad Redlin - Issac Walton League of America
Jeff Schahczenski- National Center for Appropriate Technology

Sustainable Livestock-

Sue Jarrett-Rancher/Consultant

Renewable Energy-

Charles Kubert-Environmental Law and Policy Center
Dennis Olson-Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy