Establishing an American National Standard for Sustainable Agriculture – Development Timeline

Date

Event

April 13, 2007

Publication of the Sustainable Agriculture Practice Standard for Food, Fiber, and Biofueld Crop Producers and Agricultural Product Handlers and Processors (SCS-001) Draft Standard for Trial Use (DSTU), published by Scientific Certification Systems, is announced in ANSI Standards Action, under NSF International

September 2007

Leonardo Academy assumes Standard Development Organization (SDO) responsibilities for SCS-001 DSTU

October 5, 2007

Transfer of  SCS-001 DSTU maintenance to Leonardo Academy announced in ANSI Standards Action

October 29-30, 2007

First of two stakeholder dialogue meetings, Berkeley, California

December 3, 2007

First orientation teleconference with interested stakeholders to discuss ANSI process and SCS-001 DSTU

January 7, 2008

Second orientation teleconference with interested stakeholders to discuss ANSI process and SCS-001 DSTU

February 4, 2008

Third orientation teleconference with interested stakeholders to discuss ANSI process and SCS-001 DSTU

February 29, 2008

Second of two stakeholder dialogue meetings, Radisson Hotel Reagan National Airport, Arlington, VA

May 16, 2008

The Sustainable Agriculture Practice Standard for Food, Fiber, and Biofueld Crop Producers and Agricultural Product Handlers and Processors (SCS-001) Draft Standard for Trial Use (DSTU) is re-announced in ANSI Standards Action

July 29, 2008

Sustainable Agriculture Standards Committee membership announced

August 14, 2008

ANSI Executive Standards Council (ExSC) updates its interpretation of the PINS notification process. The PINS process now applies both to documents that have been announced as DSTUs and all future DSTUs. Standard Developers with a DSTU on record for which a PINS has not been submitted is required to submit a PINS prior to requesting a public review announcement, and all new DSTUs require a PINS prior to DSTU announcement.

September 5, 2008

Leonardo Academy notifies interested parties of opportunity to participate in Standards Committee meetings as observers

September 11, 2008

Agricultural Marketing Service, US Department of Agriculture files an appeal with ANSI requesting that 1) the ANSI ExSC withdraw Leonardo Academy’s accreditation as a developer of ANSI standards and 2) the Draft Standard for Trial Use titled, “Sustainable Agriculture Practice Standard for Food, Fiber and Biofuel Crop Producers and Agricultural Product Handlers and Processors,” be withdrawn from further consideration as a DSTU or as the basis of an American National Standard.

September 25-26, 2008

First Standards Committee meeting, The Pyle Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison

October 2, 2008

ANSI ExSC eliminates Annex B: Draft American National Standards for Trial Use as an option for announcing standards through ANSI. All documents previously announced as a Draft American National Standard for Trial Use (DSTU) for development as a candidate American National Standard now require a PINS.

October 3, 2008

Leonardo Academy responds to AMS-USDA appeal

November 3, 2008

Leonardo Academy announces selection of Standards Committee Officers: 1) Chair - Marty Matlock, Center of Agricultural and Rural Sustainability at the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, 2) Vice Chair – Ronald Moore, Moore Farms and American Soybean Association, 3) Secretary – Will Healy, Ball Innovations, 4) Vice Secretary – Grace Gershuny, representing Organic Trade Association

November 28, 2008

Sustainable Agriculture Standard (SCS-001) PINS announcement published in ANSI Standards Action

December 2008 - May 2009

Sustainable Agriculture Standard Task Force work

March 25, 2009

Standards Committee Officer / Task Force Chair meeting, Ball Horticultural, West Chicago, IL

May 27- 28, 2009

Second Standard Committee meeting, Pheasant Run Resort, St. Charles, IL

June 2009

Sustainable Agriculture Standard Subcommittee Recruitment

July 2009 – June 2010

Sustainable Agriculture Standard Subcommittee work – Round 1

June 14-15, 2010

Third Standard Committee Meeting, Walton College of Business, University of Arkansas-Fayetteville

April 13-14, 2011        

Fourth Standard Committee Meeting GAP, San Francisco, CA