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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 9711 Washingtonian Blvd |
Address2 | Suite 550 |
| City | Gaithersburg |
State | MD |
Zip Code | 20878 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 40002018-87
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6. House ID# 397200002
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2025 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report
| 10. Check if this is a Termination Report | Termination Date |
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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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| INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: | EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were: | ||||||||
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| Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). | 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options. | ||||||||
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Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only
Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Timothy Cansler |
Date | 4/21/2025 2:07:14 PM |
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code AGR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues relating to the Farm Bill and support of inclusion of additional funding for Plant Protection Act Section 7721to combat pests and diseases harmful to agriculture.
Issues relating to the Farm Bill and support of inclusion of adequate funding necessary to enhance training of agricultural detector dog teams to ensure growing use of canine teams nationally and within territories of the U.S. focusing on interior U.S. pathways that could introduce pests harmful to U.S. agriculture and trade.
Issues relating to the Farm Bill and support codifying state level pesticide preemption.
Issues relating to the Farm Bill and support continuing implementation and authorized funding levels for Emergency Citrus Research & Extension Program and Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI).
Support the USDA Wildlife Services National Feral Swine Damage Program and direct USDA to prioritize areas with the most populous swine population.
Support USDA Wildlife Services non-lethal strategies through funding to hire and maintain current personnel to promote and implement non-lethal human-predator conflict.
Support H.R. 776, the Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2025.
Support maintaining the USDA honey grade program and ensuring imported honey is of good quality and safe for US consumers.
Issues relating to the authorization for USDA Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to set and collect user fees sufficient to cover the cost of providing and administering Agricultural Quarantine Inspection (AQI) services at ports of entry.
Support federal coordination for regulatory development and implementation among the varying agencies with jurisdiction over industrial hemp.
Support the use and adoption of equitable and uniform federal standards for cannabis and cannabis-containing products across federal and state jurisdictions.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), U.S. Customs & Border Protection
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Timothy |
Cansler |
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Assistant to Undersecretary, USDA
Assistant to Administrator, USDA |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support adequate & consistent annual funding for USDA-APHIS biological pest & disease management programs such as those that support the U.S specialty crop industry in the FY 2026 appropriations bill for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies.
Support adequate funding for biological infrastructure such as laboratories and Sterile Insect Release Facilities that provide much needed scientific support to the U.S. specialty crop industry in the FY 2026 appropriations bill for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies.
Issues relating to County funds as part of the combined federal-state-local funds that are directed to pest and disease programs protecting California and the nations agriculture industry.
Support consistent funding for Huanglongbing (HLB) Multi-Agency Coordination (MAC) framework and encourage APHIS to implement project ideas suggested by the HLB/MAC Stakeholders for early detection and biocontrol, maintain activities, and respond to ACP or HLB detections in new areas of California in the FY 2026 appropriations bill for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies.
Support increase in funding for the glassy-winged sharpshooter (GWSS) program in the FY 2026 appropriations bill for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies. The bacterial disease GWSS vectors, Xylella fastidiosa, or Pierces disease (PD), threatens the California grape industry and many other commodities.
Support improving cost-share equity in California county-federal cooperative agreements protecting $55 billion in agricultural resources and direct USDA to allocate Wildlife Services funding based on states'
wildlife damage rankings in the FY 2026 appropriations bill for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies.
Support full authorization level of H.R. 776, the Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2025.
Issues relating to California county general funds expended annually for implementation of a comprehensive pesticide use enforcement program.
Support adequate funding for Protecting America's Food and Agriculture Act (P.L. 116-122) authorizing the hiring of an additional 240 agricultural specialists per year, the hiring of an additional 200 agricultural technicians per year for administrative and support functions, and the training and assignment of 20 new canine inspection teams per year.
Support adequate funding for U.S. Forest Service, State, Private and Tribal Forestry that partners with state and local programs, like Weed Management Areas, to combat the spread of invasive and non-native species that negatively impact ecosystems and intensify wildfires due to biodiversity alteration and changed fuel load properties in the FY 2026 appropriations bill for Interior and Environment.
Support adequate federal funding to develop industrial hemp markets in the west, specifically those that aid in the utilization of food, fiber and seed products.
Support adequate funding for USDA Field Crop and Rangeland Ecosystem Pests program in the FY 2026 appropriations bill for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies. Since 2022, grasshopper infestations in southern Oregon, northern Nevada, and eleven California counties (from northern California to the Central Valley) have caused moderate-to-major damage to rangelands, orchards, and vineyards.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Forest Service
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Timothy |
Cansler |
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Assistant to Undersecretary, USDA Assistant to Administrator, USDA |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code ENV
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues relating to Californias comprehensive regulation, management and enforcement of the use of all pesticides in the state.
Issues relating to the development and maintenance of databases and program applications on pesticide use in California. These databases contain key information that allows officials to monitor commercial pesticide use in the state and track application information as it evolves.
Issues relating to a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the California Agricultural Commissioners and Sealers Association, California Department of Pesticide Regulations and EPA Region 9.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Timothy |
Cansler |
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Assistant to Undersecretary, USDA Assistant to Administrator, USDA |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code HOM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support Protecting America's Food and Agriculture Act (P.L. 116-122) authorizing the hiring of an additional 240 agricultural specialists per year, the hiring of an additional 200 agricultural technicians per year for administrative and support functions, and the training and assignment of 20 new canine inspection teams per year.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. Customs & Border Protection
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Timothy |
Cansler |
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Assistant to Undersecretary, USDA Assistant to Administrator, USDA |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code TRD
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support ePhyto Hub and USDA and Custom and Border Protection continuing cooperative work with International Plant Protection Convention on its development.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), U.S. Customs & Border Protection
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Timothy |
Cansler |
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Assistant to Undersecretary, USDA Assistant to Administrator, USDA |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.
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LOBBYIST UPDATE
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ISSUE UPDATE
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
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26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization
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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE
29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery,
extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?
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