LD-2 Disclosure Form

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page

1. Registrant Name Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual

Oregon Farm Bureau Federation

2. Address

Address1

1320 Capitol Street, NE

Address2

Suit 200

City

Salem

State

Zip Code

97301

Country

USA

3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)

City

State

Zip Code

Country

4a. Contact Name		b. Telephone Number	c. E-mail
Mr.	DAVID DILLON	5033991701	dave@oregonfb.org

5. Senate ID#

400263203-12

7. Client Name	Self	Check if client is a state or local government or instrumentality
Oregon Farm Bureau Federation

6. House ID#

400040000

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.

Worked on WHIP+ For 2018 and 2019 and potential funding for 2020. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced Friday, Oct. 30, 2020, as the deadline to submit applications for the Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program - Plus (WHIP+) for 2018 and 2019 losses. USDA did not originally specify a deadline when the program was announced. WHIP+ compensates producers for losses due to hurricanes, floods, snowstorms, tornadoes, typhoons, volcanic activity, drought, excessive moisture, and wildfires occurring in calendar years 2018 and 2019. Drought and excessive moisture were added as eligible losses for the program in March 2020. FSA will also launch a new tool on the farmers.gov WHIP+ webpage to help producers understand eligibility for the program and whether they had possible losses in 2018 and 2019. The tool will also allow producers an opportunity to provide information for FSA staff to reach out to them. FSA will announce soon the details for producers who experienced quality loss from 2018 and 2019 natural disaster events authorized in appropriations legislation. There will be a separate signup period for producers reporting quality loss.

Attended USDA EQIP briefing and final rule.

A final rule the Farm Service Agency (FSA) published in August required all potential recipients meet the eligibility requirements for being actively engaged in farming. Those requirements mean a payment recipient must provide either 25% of a farms total management hours on an annual basis or perform at least 500 hours of management annually. FSA says those requirements will only apply to farming operations that are comprised of nonfamily members and subject to a limit in the number of farm managers who can qualify as actively engaged in farming.

Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE

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The U.S. Department of Transportations Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced an interim final rule (IFR) that further clarifies the definition of the terms any agricultural commodity, livestock, and non-processed food for the purposes of Hours of Service (HOS) regulations.
Currently, during harvesting and planting seasons as determined by each state, drivers transporting agricultural commodities, including livestock, are exempt from the HOS requirements from the source of the commodities to a location within a 150-air-mile radius from the source. FMCSA proposed an advance final rule in September 2019 after indications that the current definition of these terms may not be understood or enforced consistently when determining whether the HOS exemption applies.

Reviewed definitions in rule.

Agricultural commodity means:

Any agricultural commodity, nonprocessed food, feed, fiber, or livestock as defined in this section.
As used in this definition, the term any agricultural commodity means horticultural products at risk of perishing, or degrading in quality, during transport by commercial motor vehicle, including plants, sod, flowers, shrubs, ornamentals, seedlings, live trees, and Christmas trees.
Livestock means livestock as defined in sec. 602 of the Emergency Livestock Feed Assistance Act of 1988 [7 U.S.C.1471], as amended, insects, and all other living animals cultivated, grown, or raised for commercial purposes, including aquatic animals.

Non-processed food means food commodities in a raw or natural state and not subjected to significant post-harvest changes to enhance shelf life, such as canning, jarring, freezing, or drying. The term non-processed food includes fresh fruits and vegetables, and cereal and oilseed crops which have been minimally processed by cleaning, cooling, trimming, cutting, chopping, shucking, bagging, or packaging to facilitate transport by commercial motor vehicle.

Advocated for passage of S. 1811, the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act of 2020. The Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2020 approves 46 new flood control, harbor, ecosystem and lock and dam projects on waterways across the country and would authorize the study of 27 additional projects, including the reallocation of the Willamette River. Agriculture depends on efficient ports and inland waterway infrastructure.

Two provisions of WRDA 2020 that are particularly helpful for shipping agricultural products:

Section 109 will bolster the U.S. inland waterways transportation system for the next ten years by amending the cost-share formula for the construction and major rehabilitation of inland waterways navigation projects from the 50:50 percent general revenue: Inland Waterways Trust Fund (IWTF) funding to 65 percent general revenue and 35 percent IWTF.

Section 101 of WRDA 2020 which will better ensure that funds collected and deposited in the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund (HMTF) go towards their intended purpose of dredging the nations ports and harbors.

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Transportation - Dept of (DOT)

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Supported USDA concept of no longer conducting the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) survey, which has historically been used by the Department of Labor to calculate wage rates for guest farmworkers.

Monitored lawsuit disputing the recent action by USDA to suspend the agricultural labor survey, which is used to calculate the adverse effect wage rate for the H-2A program, a judge has ruled that USDA must reinstate the survey.

November, reviewed Department of Labor prepublication of the final rule regarding the adverse effect wage rate (AEWR) for H-2A workers. The new wage methodology no longer uses the farm labor survey administered by USDA. For workers that fall under the SOC codes listed below, the AEWR will not change until 2023, creating a wage freeze for two years. Beginning calendar year 2023 and annually thereafter, the AEWRs based on FLS SOC codes will be adjusted by the percent change in the Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Cost Index (ECI) for the preceding 12 months. Over the last ten years, the ECI has increased by approximately 2.24% each year on average, with the lowest increase year to year at 1.7% and the highest year-to-year increase at 2.9%.

For H-2A workers that do not fall into predetermined categories, the Department will annually set the AEWRs based on the statewide annual average gross hourly wage reported by the BLS OES survey. If the OES survey does not report a statewide annual average gross hourly wage for the SOC, the AEWR shall be the national annual average gross hourly wage reported by the OES survey. Job examples for these categories include agricultural truck drivers, managers, supervisors, and construction workers. Wages for these occupations are not subject to a freeze.

DOL estimates approximately 97% of farmworkers will fall into one of the job categories eligible for the wage freeze. If the job duties on the Application for Temporary Employment Certification do not fall within a single occupational classification, the applicable AEWR shall be the highest AEWR for all applicable occupational classifications. Additional guidance on this provision and the use of OES data for some occupations is forthcoming.

If the prevailing hourly wage rate or piece rate is adjusted during a work contract, and is higher than the highest of the AEWR, the prevailing wage, the agreed-upon collective bargaining wage, or the Federal or State minimum wage, in effect at the time the work is performed, the employer must pay that higher prevailing wage or piece rate, upon notice to the employer by the Department.

Monitored regulations of agricultural animals modified or produced by genetic engineering. USDA will be moving forward with an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) to solicit public input and feedback on a regulatory framework that would modernize our system and facilitate the development and use of these technologies under USDAs authorities.

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

Monitored the Senate Approps spending bills in the following issue areas;

The agriculture spending bill includes $23.33 billion in discretionary funding.

Agriculture Research:

The bill provides $3.3 billion for agriculture research programs. This includes $1.51 billion for the Agricultural Research Service and $1.54 billion for National Institute of Food and Agriculture, including a $10 million increase for the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI).

The bill includes $10 million for the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network

The bill provides $552 million for the Ag in the Classroom Program

Animal and Plant Health:

The bill provides $1.06 billion for the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), which is $14 million above FY20. This increase will allow APHIS to protect the nations animal and plant resources from diseases and pests such as chronic wasting disease and Asian giant hornets.
Farm Service Agency:

The bill includes $1.424 billion for the Farm Service Agency and prohibits the closure of county FSA offices.

Rural Development:

The bill allocates a total of $3.1 billion for rural development programs.
Includes $400 million for the ReConnect Program.

Food Safety and Inspection Service:

The bill includes $1.07 billion for food safety and inspection service.Food and Drug Administration:

The bill provides $3.21 billion in discretionary funding.International Programs:

Includes $1.725 billion for the Food for Peace grants.

Includes $220 million for the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition program.

Oregon focused:

$120 million in funding for research to improve the sustainability, productivity, and health of Americas agricultural systems. Those research dollars would maintain $2 million for dryland farming at the Pendleton research station and $1 million for rangeland research in Burns, and include an additional $1.5 million for smoke-impacted wine grapes.

$3.5 million in funding for a USDA advanced wood products program that would enhance Oregon State Universitys ongoing mass timber product research.

$37 million for the USDA Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program; $15 million for the National Organic Program

$6 million for the Organic Transitions Program, which is dedicated to helping farmers transition from conventional to organic farming practices.

Agriculture Research:

The bill provides $3.3 billion for agriculture research programs. This includes $1.51 billion for the Agricultural Research Service and $1.54 billion for National Institute of Food and Agriculture, including a $10 million increase for the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI).
The bill includes $10 million for the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network
The bill provides $552 million for the Ag in the Classroom Program
Animal and Plant Health:

The bill provides $1.06 billion for the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), which is $14 million above FY20. This increase will allow APHIS to protect the nations animal and plant resources from diseases and pests such as chronic wasting disease and Asian giant hornets.
Farm Service Agency:

The bill includes $1.424 billion for the Farm Service Agency and prohibits the closure of county FSA offices.
Rural Development:

The bill allocates a total of $3.1 billion for rural development programs.
Includes $400 million for the ReConnect Program.
Food Safety and Inspection Service:

The bill includes $1.07 billion for food safety and inspection service.
Food and Drug Administration:

The bill provides $3.21 billion in discretionary funding.
International Programs:

Includes $1.725 billion for the Food for Peace grants.
Includes $220 million for the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition program.
Women, Infants, and Children:

The bill provides $6 billion in discretionary funding.
Transportation, Housing, Urban Development Appropriations Bill

Electronic Logging Devices: The bill contains language that would prohibit the U.S. Department of Transportation from enforcing electronic logging devices on livestock and insect haulers.

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Attended FDA webinar on the first 100 days since FDA issued its blueprint for the New Era of Smarter Food Safety. Deputy Commissioner Frank Yiannas discussed the new approach FDA is taking to food safety including tools intended to create a safer and more digital, traceable food system and FDAs vision for achieving the goals set forth in the blueprint, expected next steps, priorities for the next two years, and plans to engage with stakeholders.

Continued work to prepare comments on FDAs published the Requirements for Additional Traceability Records for Certain Foods proposed rule on September 23rd. The comment period will close on January 21st. The rule proposes to establish additional traceability recordkeeping requirements for persons that manufacture, process, pack, or hold foods the Agency has designated for inclusion on the Food Traceability List. The proposed rule would require these entities to establish and maintain records containing information on critical tracking events in the supply chain for these designated foods, such as growing, shipping, receiving, creating, and transforming the foods.

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Advocate for S. 4117 and H.R. 7777, the Paycheck Protection Program Small Business Forgiveness Act, which would forgive PPP loans of less than $150,000 upon the borrowers completion of a simple, one-page forgiveness document. Simplifying the loan forgiveness process would alleviate hours of paperwork for borrowers. A variation of this act has been included in the Senate and House proposed COVID bills.

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Became member of Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance. FACA consists of organizations representing a cross-section of farmers, ranchers, forest owners, the food sector, state governments and environmental advocates that are working together to develop and promote shared climate policy priorities.The alliance united around three principles that guide all 40 recommendations:

Support voluntary, market- and incentive-based policies.
Advance science-based outcomes.
Promote resilience and help rural economies better adapt to changes in the climate.

The recommendations put forth by the alliance ensure farmers and ranchers will be respected and supported as society pushes for climate-smart practices. Advocating for the right policies - voluntary, market- and incentive-based solutions - will help to prevent a move toward the punitive policies discussed a decade ago. Momentum for climate action is growing in Congress, the Administration and the private sector. We recognize that our collective voice is stronger than any one of us alone. The reality is that agriculture and forestry can play a positive role in responding to the calls for further reduction of GHG emissions and building greater resilience throughout the food and forestry value chains.

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Supported and monitored many aspect of HEROES Act, including:

Temporary Protections for Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers - Provides temporary protections to undocumented workers in the United States engaged in essential critical infrastructure work, as defined by DHS-issued guidance, during the COVID-19 emergency. Such workers are deemed to be in a period of deferred action and to be authorized for employment, and employers are shielded from certain immigration-related violations for employing such workers.

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The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has initiated an investigation into fresh, chilled or frozen blueberries that was requested by the U.S. Trade Representative. USTR requested that ITC initiate a Section 201 investigation into the growth of blueberry imports and the impacts on U.S. producers. This action is a part of a plan issued by USTR, USDA and Commerce on September 1, 2020, to address issues faced by American producers from the increase of imports of seasonal and perishable fruits and vegetables. The ITC will take 135 days to investigate the imports of blueberries and will make an injury determination by February 11, 2021. If the ITC finds that the imports are causing serious injury to domestic blueberry production, it will recommend actions to the President.

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23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client

26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client

28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization

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?
No Yes

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