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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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| 12. Lobbying | 13. Organizations | ||||||||
| 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 | 1/17/2024 5:29:46 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 a letter to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo urging the Department to reconsider the duty rate calculation on phosphate fertilizer imported from Morocco.
Filed comments with EPA on the agencys draft herbicide strategy to protect threatened and endangered Species.
Joined a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack urging the U.S. government to pursue an ambitious negotiating agenda on agriculture issues in the lead up to the World Trade Organizations 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13).
Joined dozens of organizations on a letter to congressional leaders asking for a one-year implementation delay of the Corporate Transparency Acts (CTA) beneficial ownership reporting requirements, which were developed to target illicit shell corporations.
Led a letter with nearly 140 organizations to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack criticizing USDAs Emergency Relief Program (ERP) for 2022 and urging USDA to alter the program in a manner that more fully meets the needs of all producers.
Joined more than 50 other agriculture organizations in a letter to U.S International Trade Commission (ITC) Chairman David S. Johnson aimed at securing lower tariffs on Moroccan fertilizer imports.
Joined 10 groups on a letter to EPA Administrator Michael Regan asking him to reconsider the extension request for the assessment for inorganic arsenic.
As a member of the Waters Advocacy Coalition, sent comments to EPA on the agencys interim draft of the National Ordinary High Water Mark Field Delineation Manual for Rivers and Streams.
Filed industry comments and signed onto two coalitions comments (the Pesticide Policy Coalition and the Arsenic Science Task Force) regarding the Draft Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Toxicological Review of Inorganic Arsenic.
Joined agriculture organizations in a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas urging him to immediately reopen the El Paso and Eagle Pass rail crossings on the United States-Mexico border.
Joined stakeholders belonging to the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) Regulatory Review & Rulemaking Coalition (a.k.a. NR3) filing comments on EPAs proposed rule on the Guideline on Air Quality Models: Enhancements to the AERMOD Dispersion Modeling System.
Meetings with various Congressional offices regarding development of the 2023 farm bill.
Outreach to USDA and Congressional offices regarding implementation of pandemic assistance to cotton merchandisers.
Discussion with USDA RMA regarding STAX premiums for South Texas growers.
Participation in CBO baseline review for cotton.
Filed comments with EPA on the biological evaluation of Acetamiprid.
Filed comments with EPA on the biological evaluation of Dinotefuran.
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)
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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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) |