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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 | 2023 |
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 | 4/17/2023 12:29:36 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
Joined 16 ag stakeholders in a letter to the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) requesting that it extend the comment period for NRCS' Proposed Revisions to the National Handbook of Conservation Practices.
Sent a letter to Administration leaders and to leadership of the House and Senate budget and appropriations committees urging them to protect crop insurance programs from any cuts during this years appropriations process.
Joined numerous other stakeholders to comment on the Request for Information on inefficiencies in the Coordinated Framework for the Regulation of Biotechnology that was opened for public comment by the Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service (APHIS).
Joined other stakeholders asking EPA for a 30-day extension to the comment period for the Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter.
Submitted comments to EPA on the agencys latest amendments to its Endangered Species Act (ESA) Workplan.
Joined other stakeholders in comments on the agency's latest amendments to its Endangered Species Act Workplan.
Joined a letter to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure urging them to support Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolutions of disapproval of the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule from the Army Corps of Engineers and EPA.
Joined a letter to the House and Senate Interior Appropriations Subcommittees requesting adequate funding for EPA and Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) for their continued pesticide registration efforts.
Filed comments with USDA regarding the agencys rulemaking on implementation of the Emergency Relief Program (ERP) Phase 2 and Pandemic Assistance Program (PARP).
Joined a letter to the House and Senate budget committees leadership requesting sufficient budgetary resources to write a new bipartisan, multi-year, comprehensive, and meaningful farm bill.
Signed a letter to the House and Senate strongly opposing the Booker Bill (S. 269), which would amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act to upend the science-based safety standards in place to protect human health and the environment while undermining pesticides availability.
Filed comments regarding EPAs Proposed Interim Decision (PID) for the registration of norflurazon - a herbicide used to manage certain grasses and some broadleaf weed species in most cotton producing states.
Sent letters to House and Senate appropriators outlining priorities for FY24.
Joined a letter urging President Biden to work to resolve ongoing labor negotiations at the West Coast ports between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA).
Joined a letter thanking Senator John Thune (R-SD) for introducing a bill to permanently repeal the estate tax.
Submitted comments to EPA on the registration of sulfoxaflor.
Submitted joint comments to EPA regarding the Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for Particulate Matter from the NAAQS Regulatory Review & Rulemaking Coalition.
Met with USDA officials regarding implementation of merchandiser assistance authorized in the Omnibus legislation.
Met with USDA officials regarding ability to process marketing loans during a government shutdown.
Met with Customs and Border Protection staff regarding cotton market and trade situation and implications for enforcements of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act.
Support for the Beagle Brigade Act of 2023
Discussions with USDA RMA regarding 1-in-4 prevent plant provisions.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), 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), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), Small Business Administration (SBA), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
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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Robbie |
Minnich |
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W. Harrison |
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Jody |
Campiche |
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Steven L. |
Hensley |
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Jeffrey |
Kuckuck |
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Aubrey |
Fowler |
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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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21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)
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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)
Internet Address:
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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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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) |