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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 1275 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW, #801 |
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City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20004 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 27376-12
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6. House ID# 305960000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2025 |
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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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 |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: Ethan Lane |
Date | 4/21/2025 6:06:08 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
Investments in meat processing infrastructure
Beef industry supply chain resiliency efforts
Packers & Stockyards Act rulemaking & regulatory activities
Cattle Price Discovery & Transparency Act
Cattle Market Transparency Act
Livestock Mandatory Reporting implementation (USDA-AMS)
Supply Chain issues
Delivery of Farm Service Agency programs and funding
Delivery of Natural Resources Conservation Service programs and funding
Animal Disease Traceability for the cattle industry and funding
Disaster Programs and funding
Rural Broadband
Farm Bill reauthorization
Antimicrobial Resistance and data collection
US Forest Service grazing handbooks and directives, cooperative monitoring MOU, wildfire preparedness, handbook revisions, vacant allotments
Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act
Forest Service Drought Assessment processes
EATS Act and California Prop 12
Delivery of USDA Rural Development Grants for small meat processors
Habitat connectivity for working lands
Producer programs for predator depredation compensation - black vultures, wolves, and other predators
Black Vulture Relief Act
Price Discovery and Competition in Markets for Fed Cattle (89 Fed. Reg. 82519)
New World Screwworm containment and eradication efforts and related funding
Commodity Checkoff Programs
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), U.S. Forest Service, White House Office
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Ethan |
Lane |
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Allison |
Rivera |
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Kaitlynn |
Glover |
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Tanner |
Beymer |
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Mary-Thomas |
Hart |
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Sigrid |
Johannes |
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Kelsea |
Kemp |
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Kent |
Bacus |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 ANI
16. Specific lobbying issues
BLM Wild Horse and Burro program
Migratory Bird Treaty Act; regulatory changes and implementation
Endangered Species Act issues; sage grouse, gray wolves, lesser prairie chicken, grizzly bear
Black Vulture Relief Act
ESA rulemakings on habitat, economic impacts
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), Interior - Dept of (DOI), U.S. Forest Service
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Kaitlynn |
Glover |
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Ethan |
Lane |
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Mary-Thomas |
Hart |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
FY25 Interior, Environment, and related agencies appropriations legislation
FY25 Agriculture appropriations legislation
FY25 THUD Appropriations legislation
Livestock Mandatory Reporting Reauthorization
Appropriations regarding the use of Electronic Logging Devices for Livestock Haulers
Appropriations provisions regarding environmental regulation of cattle industry
Appropriations provisions regarding USDA AMS regulation of the cattle industry including the
Cattle
Appropriations regarding New World Screwworm control and eradication
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Ethan |
Lane |
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Tanner |
Beymer |
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Mary-Thomas |
Hart |
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Kaitlynn |
Glover |
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Sigrid |
Johannes |
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Allison |
Rivera |
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Kent |
Bacus |
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Kelsea |
Kemp |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 ENV
16. Specific lobbying issues
PFAS
National Environmental Policy Act rulemaking; agency rulemakings
Emissions, greenhouse gas
Forest Service drought assessment processes
Funding for range programs, grazing as fuels reduction
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Forest Service
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Mary-Thomas |
Hart |
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Kaitlynn |
Glover |
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Ethan |
Lane |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 NAT
16. Specific lobbying issues
Parochial grazing legislative language
- Parochial forestry legislative language
- NEPA implementation
- Recreation & multiple use
- American Prairie Reserve
- Grasslands Conservation proposals
- 30x30, America the Beautiful
- Grazing regulations
- Wild Horse and Burro Act
- Grazing permit administration
- Handbook revisions
- Sage grouse
- BLM Proposed Rule on Conservation and Landscape Health
- Endangered Species Act Rulemaking and statute
- National Wildlife Refuge System policy changes
- BLM Solar plan extension
- USFS Rangeland "Futuring" exercise
- Fix Our Forests Act
- BLM Western Solar Plan Update
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Interior - Dept of (DOI), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Kaitlynn |
Glover |
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Ethan |
Lane |
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Tanner |
Beymer |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 RES
16. Specific lobbying issues
- Land and Water Conservation Fund reform
- American Prairie Reserve
- Grasslands Conservation proposals
- 30x30, America the Beautiful
- Sage grouse, Endangered Species Act implementation issues
- Forest Service drought assessment processes
- Funding for range programs, grazing as fuels reduction
- North American Grasslands Conservation Act
- BLM Solar plan expansion
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), U.S. Forest Service
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Kaitlynn |
Glover |
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Sigrid |
Johannes |
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Ethan |
Lane |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 TRA
16. Specific lobbying issues
ELD delay for Livestock Haulers- US Congress
Flexibility in Hours of Service for Livestock Haulers- US Congress and USDOT
Truck Weight Increase- US Congress and USDOT and USDA
Truck Driver Shortage- US Congress, and USDOT
Supply Chain Concerns- USDA, USDOT, and US Congress
Port Congestion and Backups - US Congress
Potential labor strikes
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Transportation - Dept of (DOT)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Ethan |
Lane |
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Allison |
Rivera |
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Kent |
Bacus |
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Sigrid |
Johannes |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 LBR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Immigration- Ag and overall supply chain Labor needs
Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan, and Venezuelan (CHNV) Parolee Labor program termination
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), White House Office, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Tanner |
Beymer |
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Allison |
Rivera |
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Ethan |
Lane |
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Kent |
Bacus |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 FOO
16. Specific lobbying issues
Product of USA label (USDA)
DIRECT Act
PRIME Act
Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling
Cell-cultured food product labeling and regulation (USDA/FDA)
Alternative protein labeling issues
Meat and Poultry Infrastructure Investments
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Ethan |
Lane |
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Kent |
Bacus |
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Tanner |
Beymer |
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Kelsea |
Kemp |
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Sigrid |
Johannes |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 CAW
16. Specific lobbying issues
EPA/Army Corps rulemaking regarding the definition of "Waters of the U.S."
- particulate matter NAAQS
- CWA Permitting: Meat & poultry processors; concentrated animal feeding operations
- Animal agriculture air emissions methodologies
- PFAS
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Mary-Thomas |
Hart |
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Ethan |
Lane |
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Kaitlynn |
Glover |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 TRD
16. Specific lobbying issues
European Union market access issues
United Kingdom market access
Mexico cross-border trade issues
Canada cross-border trade issues
China - Implementation of Phase One Agreement
Trade Promotion Authority Reauthorization
Indo-Pacific Economic Framework
Brazil trade compliance issues
Paraguay beef imports
Australian beef trade issues
Japan beef trade issues
South Korea beef trade issues
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), State - Dept of (DOS), White House Office
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Kent |
Bacus |
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Ethan |
Lane |
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Kelsea |
Kemp |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 CDT
16. Specific lobbying issues
CFTC Reauthorization
Price Limits for futures contracts
Delivery point discounts
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Tanner |
Beymer |
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Ethan |
Lane |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
Death Tax Repeal Act
Stepped-up basis
Like-kind exchanges
Estate tax issues
Capital Gains rates
General small business tax issues
- Corporate Transparency Act
TCJA Reauthorization
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Ethan |
Lane |
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Kent |
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Kelsea |
Kemp |
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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?
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