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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 | 2024 |
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 | 10/17/2024 11:59:14 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
Filed comments on the new EPA Mitigation Menu Website for non-ESA mitigations that will be required for new pesticide registrations.
Joined on a letter to the Deputy Assistant Administrator of the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to express concerns regarding the risk assessment process.
Joined on a letter to Surface Transportation Board Chairman Robert Primus, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack, and United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai expressing concerns about rail capacity constraints in Mexico.
Submitted comments on the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Preliminary Interim Decision (PID) for acephate insecticide.
Joined a letter to the EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs expressing concerns with the Agencys antimicrobial resistance and antifungal resistance framework.
Joined a letter to President Biden urging his administration to aid in negotiating an end to the current labor dispute between the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) and the International Longshoremens Association (ILA) related to the 45,000 dockworkers servicing East and Gulf Coast ports.
Joined on a letter to the mayors of Los Angeles and Long Beach, California, urging them to oppose proposed regulations aimed at lowering emissions at the West Coast ports. As the letter points out, the proposed regulations are unrealistic given existing infrastructure and threaten to eviscerate the regions economy and disrupt the nations access to essential goods.
Submitted comments on the EPAs Proposed Interim Registration Decision for dicrotophos.
Submitted comments on the EPA Proposed Interim Registration Review Decision for malathion.
Joined a letter at to President Biden requesting the administration take action to prevent potential east and gulf coast port disruptions.
Joined a letter expressing concerns about other transportation challenges that jeopardize the movement of agricultural goods.
Submitted comments and signed onto two other comments to the EPA regarding the draft Insecticide Strategy.
Discussions with USDA RMA regarding a cotton harvest incentive crop insurance provision and the HIP-WI tropical storm insurance program.
Submitted comments on a draft Dicamba label.
Joined a letter to EPA Administrator on Endangered Species Act reform.
Joined a letter on the No IRIS Act to the Senate.
Visits with members of Congress regarding the need for a farm bill.
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), Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Federal Maritime Commission
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Robbie |
Minnich |
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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) |