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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 | 2017 |
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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Method A.
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 | 10/20/2017 10:09:54 AM |
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
Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014
Meetings with members of Congress regarding a legislative proposal authorizing cottonseed as a covered commodity and support for an administrative cotton ginning cost share program
WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture
Meetings with USTR and USDA regarding trade policy issues, including NAFTA, China cotton import policy, and WTO
Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding the role of pyrethroid pesticides in integrated pest management programs
Participation in a group letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules regarding the Sanford Amendment #325 to H.R. 2180, The Fiscal Year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act
Comments to OSHA regarding its proposal to extend the initial submission deadline for 2016 Form 300A data
Participation in agricultural organization letter to President Trump regarding a request for economic assistance for U.S. cotton
Participation in a coalition letter to the Senate Majority and Minority Leaders and the House Speaker and Minority Leader regarding H.R. 806 and S. 263, the Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017
Participation in a coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee regarding the nomination of Dr. Sam Clovis as USDA Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics
Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0920, Dineotefuran Registration Review
Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0844, Preliminary Aquatic Risk Assessment to Support the Registration Review of Imidacloprid
Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0581 and EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0865, Preliminary Bee Risk Assessment to Support the Registration Review of Clothianidin and Thiamethoxam
Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0846 and EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0663, Registration Reviews: Boric Acid/Sodium Salts, Clethodim, Diquat Dibromide, Ethephon, Fenitrothion, Hexazinone, Hymexazol, Methoxyfenozide, Pronamide, and Trimedlure
Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0098-0022, the registration review of Ethephon
Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0161-0090, the pesticide registration review of Aldicarb
Participation in a coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee regarding the nominations of Dawn DeBerry Stump and Rostin Behnam as commissioners of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Testimony before the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry Committee regarding the 2018 farm bill
Participation in the U.S. Food and Agriculture Dialogue for Trade letter to the members of the Senate regarding the nomination of Stephen Censky to be USDA Deputy Secretary
Participation in House Agriculture Committee farm bill listening sessions in San Angelo, TX, and Modesto, CA
Participation in the Rebuild Rural Coalition letter to President Trump regarding support of the Presidential Advisory Council on Infrastructure
Participation in the Coalition for Safe, Affordable Food letter to the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service regarding the development of a rule implementing the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure law
Participation in a letter from agricultural organizations to the Secretary of Commerce, USDA Secretary, U.S. Trade Representative and the director of National Economic Council regarding NAFTA re-negotiations and maintenance of duty-free access for agricultural goods among NAFTA countries
Participation in the Family Business Coalition letter to the Senate Majority Leader, Senate Finance Committee Chairman, Speaker of the House, and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman regarding expected tax reform legislation
Participation in a letter from food and agricultural organizations to the U.S. Trade Representative, USDA Secretary, Secretary of Commerce and director of the National Economic Council regarding dispute settlement mechanisms in NAFTA re-negotiations
Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0083, Mepiquat Chloride and Mepiquat Pentaborate: Proposed Interim Registration Review Decision
Participation in a coalition letter to the Chairman, Ranking Member and the members of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee regarding the nominations of Bill Northey for USDA Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation, and of Gregory Ibach for USDA Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs
Participation in a coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee regarding consideration of USDA sub-cabinet positions
Meetings and discussions in TX with the USDA Secretary and House Agriculture Committee Chairman regarding crop damage due to Hurricane Harvey and need for short-term assistance
Comments to EPA regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OW-2017-0203, Definition of the Waters of the United States- Recodification of Pre-Existing Rules
Participation with other agricultural organizations in a meeting with the Secretary of the Treasury regarding agricultures priorities in tax reform
S. 1422, the Agriculture Equipment and Machinery Depreciation Act
S. 1736, the Capital for Farmers and Ranchers Act
H.R. 601, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018, and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirement Act, 2017
S. 1839, the Cultivating Revitalization by Expanding American Agricultural Trade and Exports Act
Participation in meetings with USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service concerning cotton quality issues
Participation in meeting with USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service concerning USDA reorganization proposal to move Warehouse Services from FSA to AMS
Meeting with FDA concerning FSMA Animal Feed rule and applicability to cotton gins and cottonseed storage
Meeting with EPA concerning label changes for dicamba for 2018
Meetings with Members of Congress and staff concerning development of the 2018 Farm Bill and policy changes for cotton
Discussions with USDA-RMA concerning STAX indemnities
Discussion with USDA-RMA concerning policy changes to quality loss provisions for cotton in crop insurance
Participation in a panel organized by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to improve USDA data collection and reporting
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
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Gary M. |
Adams |
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Robert Craig |
Brown |
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Sidney A. |
Johnson |
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Robbie |
Minnich |
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W. Harrison |
Ashley |
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Reece |
Langley |
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Matthew |
Valesko |
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Jody |
Campiche |
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Steven L. |
Hensley |
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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
23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client
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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
27. Add the following 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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