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

9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report

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

Filed comments with EPA regarding their Proposed Interim Decision (PID) for paraquat.

Provided extensive input into the USDA publication of a final U.S. Ag Innovation Strategy document and an associated interactive dashboard.

Joined several other national agricultural organizations on a letter to the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry Committee leadership (Sens. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and John Boozman (R-AR) urging the confirmation of Secretary of Agriculture nominee Thomas Vilsack.

Joined dozens of other agriculture, small business, and other industry groups on a letter to the Senate Small Business Committees leadership in support of Isabel Guzman, President Bidens nominee for administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA).

Joined more than 20 other agriculture organizations on a letter to President Biden urging him to designate Oberman as STB chair.

Sent a letter of support for Michael Regan to the Senate Environmental & Public Works Committee praising his experience in reaching out to agricultural stakeholders while in his role as Secretary of North Carolina's Department of Environmental Quality.

Joined more than 100 other groups and organizations sent a letter to the Senate Finance Committee leadership urging a swift and timely confirmation of Katherine Tai, the nominee for the U.S. Trade Representative.

Joined the National Council of Textile Organizations and 15 other industry and labor groups on letters to President Biden and to Congressional leadership outlining recommendations to strengthen domestic supply chains for PPE, including a Berry Amendment requirement for federal government procurement of PPE, incentivizing private sector purchases of American PPE, and funding for domestic companies to reconstitute domestic PPE supply chains.

Engaged with USDA on the implementation process for the $20/acre CFAP payment and assistance to textile mills.

Engaged with USDAs Farm Service Agency on the implementation of the Quality Loss Adjustment program.

Joined numerous organizations that are members of the Rebuild Rural coalition on a letter to President Biden requesting his support for rebuilding infrastructure in rural America.

Joined organizations on a letter to newly confirmed Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg that originally had been sent to President Biden and the Transportation Department Transition Team regarding recommendations for the three major freight transportation modes.

Joined dozens of other associations and groups representing small businesses on a letter to leaders of the Senate Finance Committee opposing efforts being discussed in Congress to retroactively repeal last years Net Operating Loss (NOL) relief enacted in the CARES Act.

Sent a letter to leadership of the Senate and House agriculture committees that recognized Congress/USDA are assisting producers and textile manufacturers but also outlining the ongoing need for cotton merchandisers and noting that the pandemic losses faced by that sector have not yet been addressed.

Joined other agriculture groups in briefing the Commissioners of the Federal Maritime Commission regarding container shortages.

Joined numerous other agricultural organizations on a letter to Senate Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Ranking Member John Boozman (R-AR) in support of Dr. Jewel Bronaugh to serve as Deputy Secretary of Agriculture.

Joined the American Soybean Association and the National Corn Growers Association on comments for the hearing record to the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) on the petition by the Mosaic Company for countervailing duties on Russian and Moroccan imports of phosphate fertilizer.

Joined numerous other agricultural organizations on letters to the House and Senate appropriations and budget committees as well as the Biden Administration supporting crop insurance.


Joined more than 70 agriculture and forest products associations on a letter to President Biden regarding the actions of ocean container carriers and marine terminal operators, including declining to carry export cargo, severely injuring U.S. agriculture, food, and forestry product exporters, and preventing the industries from delivering affordably and dependably to international markets.

Sent a letter to the leadership of the House and Senate small business committees regarding a disparity that was created in the Small Business Administrations (SBA) interpretation of the law surrounding the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).


Joined more than 800 other business organizations on a letter to Senate leadership urging an extension of the signup period for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).

Submitted a Statement for the Record to the House Agriculture Committees Climate Change Hearing.

Joined numerous other agriculture and small business organizations on a letter to Sen. John Thune (R-SD) and Reps. Jason Smith (R-MO) and Sanford Bishop (D-GA) urging full and permanent repeal of the federal estate tax.

Joined 13 other agriculture groups on a letter to House leadership urging support for legislation that would ensure there are no budget sequestration cuts to USDA mandatory programs.

Joined numerous business organizations on a letter to leadership of the House and Senate Small Business Committees thanking them for their bicameral leadership and swift bipartisan action to provide relief through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Extension Act of 2021.

Joined other agriculture groups on a letter to Sen. John Thune (R-SD) and Reps. Sanford Bishop (D-GA) and Jason Smith (R-MO) supporting their legislation, the Death Tax Repeal Act (S. 617) and (H.R. 1712).

Joined other agriculture organizations on a letter to all Congressional Members highlighting concerns and solutions regarding transportation as Congress considers an infrastructure package.


Sent a letter to the USDA-ARS Administrator requesting that publications in the Journal of Cotton Science submitted by USDA-ARS Ginning Laboratory Scientist be counted as published articles for their peered review journal publication requirements.

Sent a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Vilsack on the importance of providing COVID economic assistance to cotton merchandisers.

Participated in a virtual roundtable discussion with EPA Administrator Michael Regan, stressing key priorities for U.S. cotton.

Participated with other member organizations of the Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance on calls with Senator John Boozman and Representative G.T. Thompson regarding climate legislation.

Participated with other ag organizations in a call with USDA Chief of Staff Katharine Ferguson.

Engaged with Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to address issues surrounding withhold release orders (WROs) on cotton/cotton products from Xinjiang and the documentation required by importing companies to demonstrate that the goods were not produced or manufactured in that region.

Issues pertaining to climate and its impact in the agriculture, food, and forestry sectors.

Engaged with USDAs Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) on the implementation of ELS price reporting.

Joined other stakeholders in comments on the PID for chlorpyrifos.

Joined other stakeholders in comments on the endangered species biological evaluation for glyphosate.

Joined other stakeholders in comments on the proposed general permit for the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System.

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

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

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Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.

20. Client new address

21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)

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

ISSUE UPDATE

24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains

AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)

Internet Address:

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

FOREIGN ENTITIES

27. Add the following foreign entities:

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

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?
No Yes