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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 20 F Street NW |
Address2 | Suite 900 |
City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20001 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 27558-12
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6. House ID# 305980000
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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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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: Kendra Ricks |
Date | 4/20/2023 3:31:49 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
Farm Bill Commodity Programs
Farm Bill Conservation Programs
Food and Agriculture Budget
AFRI Funding
Agriculture Appropriations Bill
USDA part 340 regulations
FIFRA/Pesticide Registration
Plant Incorporated Protectants Updates
Research issues from USDA REE (Research Education and Economic)
USDA and EPA regulation of biotechnology
Herbicide Resistance Management
PRIA: Pesticide Registration Improvement Act Implementation
The National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Act Implementation
USDA Conservation and Crop Risk Management Research Pilot Study
Agriculture Disaster Aid
Regulation exempting some Plant Incorporated Protectants
Commodity Credit Corporation
Cover Crop Incentives
Support Federal Crop Insurance
Development of new crop insurance products via 522/508 process
Emergency Relief Program
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Executive Office of the President (EOP)
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 |
Colleen |
Willard |
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Gerald Wayne |
Stoskopf |
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Anne |
Thompson |
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Matthew |
Ziegler |
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Angus |
Kelly |
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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
Oppose automatic sequestration of mandatory farm programs to offset deficit funding
Inland Waterways Trust Fund
MAP and FMD Funding
Appropriations for the Navigation and Ecosystems Sustainability Program for locks on the Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers
Biotechnology Regulatory Efficiency and Predictability
USDA NRCS Funding
Funding for mandatory Farm Bill programs
Funding for international food assistance programs
Support funding for the Agriculture Genomes to Phenomes Initiative (AG2PI)
Support funding to update a study related to the MOVES Model
President's Budget Request for USDA
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), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Executive Office of the President (EOP)
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 |
Colleen |
Willard |
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Gerald Wayne |
Stoskopf |
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Anne |
Thompson |
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Angus |
Kelly |
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Matthew |
Ziegler |
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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
Climate Change
Wetlands Regulation
Hypoxia
Clean WAter Act: NPDES, CAFOs, TMDLs
Farm Bill Conservation Program
Atrazine regulations
NPDES permits for pesticide applications
Pesticide Spray Drift guidance and label languages
Oppose mandatory numeric nutrient criteria development under the Clean Water Act
Waters of the US (WOTUS) rule implementation
Review of neonicotinoid pesticides and effects on pollinators
National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS/CWA)
Development of carbon and water quality trading programs at USDA
Endangered Species Act
Biogenic CO2 Emissions
Climate and Conservation measures included in the Inflation Reduction Act
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), Executive Office of the President (EOP)
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 |
Katherine |
Bergren |
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Colleen |
Willard |
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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 ENG
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support Renewable Fuel Standard
Support renewable fuels infrastructure
Support Corn-based Ethanol
Education of renewable volume obligations
Support Sustainable Aviation Fuel/Clean Fuel Tax Credit
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Executive Office of the President (EOP)
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 |
Katherine |
Bergren |
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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 FUE
16. Specific lobbying issues
Congressional Issues:
Support Renewable Fuels Standard
Support REnewable Fuels Infrastructure
Support Corn-Based Ethanol
Education of renewable volume obligations
Education on Reid Vapor Pressure
Support Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Support Low Carbon Fuel Policy
Support S. 944/H.R. 5089 Next Generation Fuels Act of 2023
Executive Branch Issues:
All aspects detailing the implementation of the Renewable Fuels Standard
Renewable Volume Obligations (RVOs)
Renewable Fuels Infraustruation
Reid Vapor Pressure
Support Sustainable Aviation Fuel/Clean Fuel Tax Credit
Support Low Carbon Fuel Policy
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP)
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 |
Katherine |
Bergren |
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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 RRR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Railroad Access
Railroad Capacity
Railroad Infrastructure and Competition
Surface Transportation Board review of competitive rail switching
Surface Transportation Board rail transportation of grain
Support of Presidential Emergency Board agreement for rail labor dispute.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Surface Transportation Board (STB), 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 |
Matthew |
Ziegler |
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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
Activities related to locks and dams on the Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers
Issues related to the Inland WAterway Trust Fund
Support of USACE Capital Investment Strategy
Cargo Preference Act
Administration Infrastructure Plan
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Interior - Dept of (DOI), 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 |
Anne |
Thompson |
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Matthew |
Ziegler |
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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
International Biotechnology regulatory issues
Support Market Access Program
Support Foreign Market Development Program
USMCA Trade AGreement Implementation
Oppose Mexico GM Corn Ban
Sanitary and Phytosanitary barriers to trade
Low Level Presence Policy Issues
Plant Breeding Innovation Policy
Oppose tariffs on agricultural products
Support Trade Assistance for farmers
Support trade with Southeast Asia, Indo-Pacific Economic Framework
Maximum Residue LEvels (MRLs)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Executive Office of the President (EOP)
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 |
Angus |
Kelly |
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Anne |
Thompson |
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Matthew |
Ziegler |
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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 COM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support FCC Rural Broadband
Support Universal Service Fund
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
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 |
Matthew |
Ziegler |
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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
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
Preserve Benefits of Section 199 provision, support of permanent tax cuts for pass-through entities
Support current estate tax exemptions and rates
Oppose legislation to eliminate the step-up basis provisions
Protect farmers' use of cash method accounting
1031 Like Kind Exchanges
2032A Special Use Valuation
Inflation Reduction ACt
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 |
Gerald Wayne |
Stoskopf |
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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
Implementation of USMCA
Food and Agriculture Budget
Animal and Plant Genome Editing
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
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 |
Angus |
Kelly |
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Anne |
Thompson |
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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
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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
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?
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