If you want to contact a past Endowed Chair and need help finding the person, please contact the MISA office.

Katherine L. Clancy, Senior Scientist in the Food and Environment Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists. kclancy@umn.edu
Topic: Interaction of nutrition, food safety and public health concerns with the environmental effects of conventional and alternative production
Tenure:

Gigi DiGiacomo, consultant specializing in farm business management, marketing and planning. rgdigiacomo@earthlink.net
Topic: Development of organic marketing tools, and collection of organic farmer and retailer data to learn more about organic marketing practices and resource needs in Minnesota.
Tenure:

Larry Lev, Professor and Extension Marketing Specialist at Oregon State University. larry.lev@oregonstate.edu
Topic: Activities related to marketing alternatives; training for educators on farmers' market and food system analysis, training for farmers' market managers, and farmer-buyer connections.
Tenure:

Gary Holthaus, director of the Northern Plains Sustainable Agriculture Society (NPSAS). ghnpsas@drtel.net
Topic: Discussion groups around the topic of new agrarianism.
Tenure:

Steve Morse, Senior Fellow, U of MN, morse033@umn.edu
Debra Elias Morse, Consultant, d.elias.morse@att.net
Topic: Green Lands/Blue Waters Initiative to develop cropping systems for improved watershed health in the Mississippi River Basin
Tenure: May 2003-June2004

James A. Riddle, organic agriculture consultant, jriddle@hbci.com
Topic: Issues and challenges faced by organic livestock producers
Tenure: May 2003-April 2004

Beth Waterhouse, writer and University of Minnesota instructor, beth@bethwaterhouse.com
Topic: Creativity of adult children of sustainable farmers
Tenure: May 2003-August 2003

Douglas Tiffany, University of Minnesota, tiffa002@umn.edu
Topic: Agricultural Energy Issues
Tenure: August 2001-August 2002

Luanne Lohr, University of Georgia, llohr@agecon.uga.edu
Topic: Prospects for Regionalization of Organic Food Systems in Minnesota
Tenure: August 2001-May 2002

Cornelia Flora, Iowa State University, cflora@iastate.edu
Jan Flora, Iowa State University, floraj@iastate.edu
Topic: Intersection between Agriculture and Community Sustainability
Tenure: July 1999-June 2000

Karen Lehman, Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy, Karen_Lehman@comcast.net
Julie Ristau,Utne Reader Magazine, JRistau@earthlink.net
Topic: Regeneration Partnership A Sustainable Food System in Southeast Minnesota: Linking the Land Grant University and Communities through the Southeast Regional Partnership to Maximize Opportunities and Address Challenges in an Age of Globalization
Tenure: July 1999-May 2000

James Van Der Pol, farmer, Kerkhoven, MN, vanderpol@prairiefare.com
Topic: Alternative Swine Systems
Tenure: January 1999-January 2000

Patricia Henderson, agribusiness marketing consultant, patsway@aol.com
Carmen Fernholz, farmer, Madison, MN, fernholz@frontiernet.net
Robert von Bernuth, Michigan State University, vonbern@msu.edu
Topic: Current Socioeconomic Issues Related to Livestock Expansion and the Structure of Agriculture
Tenure: May 1997-May 1998

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