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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | P.O. BOX 2995 |
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| City | Cordova |
State | TN |
Zip Code | 38088-2995 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 27571-12
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6. House ID# 303760000
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2021 |
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: Drew Davis |
Date | 7/19/2021 3:08:41 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
Letter to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack expressing strong support for the U.S.-China Phase One Trade Agreement and continuing work to maintain access to the China market for U.S. agriculture exports
Support for Death Tax Repeal Act.
Support for the DRIVE-Safe Act (S. 659, H.R. 1745), and its inclusion in forthcoming legislation.
Funding for the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN) for FY22.
Filed comments on USDAs request for stakeholder feedback on how to properly utilize USDA programs, funding, and their financial capabilities to encourage the adoption of climate-smart agriculture practices
Letter to the U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai in response to her recent comments about the convergence of trade policy, environment, and climate change issues.
Letter to Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg requesting the Department of Transportations immediate intervention to protect U.S. exporters and their access to foreign markets due to challenges imposed by vessel-operating common carriers (VOCCs).
Filed comments to inform USDAs thinking regarding how stimulus relief programs and spending related to supply chain resiliency can help address supply chain durability and resilience. The comments also addressed issues for USDA to consider when preparing a report on supply chains for agricultural commodities and food products in response to President Bidens Executive Order on Americas Supply Chains.
Coalition comments that offered suggestions similar to what NCCs comments conveyed regarding USDAs request for stakeholder feedback on how to properly utilize USDA programs, funding and their financial capabilities to encourage the adoption of climate-smart agriculture practices.
Submitted the cotton industrys FY22 programmatic funding requests to the Senate and House Appropriations Committees Subcommittees on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies.
Letter to House and Senate leadership to express significant concerns about legislative proposals that would jeopardize the future of family-owned farm and ranch businesses.
Letter to Senate/House agriculture committees leadership urging them to consider making a significant investment in federal agricultural research.
Filed comments to the EPA on the proposed Interim Registration Review Decision for MSMA herbicide.
Sent a letter to Senate leadership requesting the inclusion of strong domestic procurement provisions for PPE products by major government purchasers.
Letter to the leadership of the House and Senate Transportation committees in support of modernizing the Farm-Related Restricted Commercial Drivers License (CDL).
Letter to the leadership of the Senate Finance Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee that stated the groups support for the continuation of stepped-up basis and to highlight a study from Ernst and Young (EY) illustrating the economic damage that repeal of step-up in basis via tax at death would inflict.
Agriculture Workforce Coalition letter to Senate leadership urging the Senate to pass an agriculture labor reform bill this Congress that provides the solution American agriculture needs.
Letter to House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee leadership regarding the surface transportation bill markup.
Letter to EPA Administrator Michael Regan in support of Rod Snyder as the new Agriculture Advisor to the EPA Administrator.
Advocated for the industry's priorities in the FY22 appropriations process.
Multiple letters to the leadership of the Senate Commerce, Transportation and Science Committee regarding amendments to the Surface Transportation Investment Act of 2021.
Letter in support of the RETAIN Act
Provided comments on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service (collectively referred to as the Services) proposed draft biological opinion on the registration of malathion.
Meetings with various House and Senate offices regarding the ongoing need for USDA to provide aid to cotton merchandizers for economic losses experienced during the COVID pandemic.
Worked with USDA-AMS staff on the steps necessary to reinstate the Cotton Varieties Planted report.
Meetings with USDA-AMS staff on efforts to improve industry price reporting for ELS cotton.
Participated in a listening session of the House Agriculture General Farm Commodities and Risk Management Subcommittee to convey NCCs perspectives on farm program and crop insurance priorities.
Meetings with U.S. Customs and Border Protection staff regarding Withhold Release Orders (WROs) for imports of cotton and cotton textile products produced in part or in whole from Xinjiang cotton.
As a member of the Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance, met with various Congressional offices regarding the Growing Climate Solutions Act.
Participated in 2 listening sessions with EPA's Office of Water nominee on future of WOTUS.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), State - Dept of (DOS), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office, Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Risk Management Agency, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Defense Logistics Agency, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), Small Business Administration (SBA), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Customs & Border Protection
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Minnich |
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Langley |
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Jody |
Campiche |
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Steven L. |
Hensley |
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Frierson |
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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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22. New General description of client’s business or activities
LOBBYIST UPDATE
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ISSUE UPDATE
24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains
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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?
| Lobbyist Name | Description of Offense(s) |