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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 | 2022 |
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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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 | 1/18/2023 1:57:35 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 other members of the Agricultural Nutrient Policy Council (ANPC) on comments to EPA on atrazine
Joined other agriculture organizations on a letter to the leadership of the House and Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee encouraging increased research funding.
Submitted comments to EPA emphasizing the importance of Dicamba in use against glyphosate-resistant Palmer amaranth and noted the number of allegations against the product.
Filed comments with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on a report condemning microfiber pollution of synthetics and plastics in the environment.
Cosigned a letter to President Biden urging him to continue to work with the railroad unions and railroads to ensure that the tentative agreement that he helped broker is ratified by those parties.
Joined a letter to the House and Senate leadership regarding the recent trend of some states regulating pesticides in contradiction to the regulations, labels and guidance issued by EPA.
Joined a letter to the leaders of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees urging the inclusion of adequate resources to extend the Emergency Relief Program (ERP) to cover losses in 2022.
Joined a letter to House and Senate leadership, urging legislators to immediately adopt the tentative agreement between rail unions and management to avert a national rail shutdown.
Joined a letter to EPA that asks for a 60-day extension to the comment period for the latest update to the Endangered Species Act (ESA) Workplan.
Filed a letter to EPA that asks for a 60-day extension to the comment period for the latest update to the Endangered Species Act (ESA) Workplan.
Filed comments on the Natural Resources Conservation Services (NRCS) implementation of funding for the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
Joined a letter requesting an extension to the Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service's request for information (RFI) titled, Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Initiative.
Met with Congressional staff to urge inclusion of cotton industry priorities in the omnibus spending package.
Requested USDAs Farm Service Agency (FSA) increase the funding for the seed cotton loan program.
Met with USDAs Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) regarding cotton industry issues.
Joined with other stakeholders on a letter to the USDA Secretary detailing issues with the EPA's risk assessment of arsenic and asking USDA to request an extension of time to the interagency review period.
Participated in discussions with USDA RMA regarding the 1 in 4 prevent plant crop insurance provision.
Joined a letter to the Senate Committee on Agriculture opposing the wash sale rules as funding mechanisms in the year-end legislative package.
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, 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. |
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Minnich |
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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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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) |