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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 |
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 | 2013 |
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 | |
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 |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: R E Shellabarger, Assistant Treasurer |
Date | 10/21/2013 |
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
S. 954, Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2013
H.R. 2642, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013
H.R. 2410 and S. 1244, agriculture appropriations for 2014 fiscal year in program funding for USDA APHIS, ARS, FSA and FAS
Budget resolution for 2014 fiscal year
Contacts with USDA and Congressional leaders regarding adjustments to commodity loan programs mandated by the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 as amended by the Budget Control Act of 2011
S. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013
H.R. 1773, Agricultural Guestworker Act
Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture
Communications with USDA, USTR and Congress concerning the WTO trade dispute with Brazil
S. 1412, Textile Enforcement and Security Act of 2013
Communications with USTR and Congress regarding Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations and yarn forward rule of origin for textiles and apparel
U.S.-E.U. free trade agreement negotiations
Contacts with USTR, USDA and Department of Commerce regarding Peruvian investigation of U.S. agricultural subsidies
Participation in group meeting with US Trade Representative and Agricultural Trade Ambassador concerning agricultural trade priorities and follow-up correspondence related to the Peruvian investigation of U.S. agricultural subsidies
Companion bills: H.R. 935, the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013; and S. 802, Sensible Environmental Protection Act of 2013
S. 175, a bill to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to improve the use of certain registered pesticides
H.R. 311 and S. 496, the Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship Act
Implementation of Title VII of H.R. 4173, DoddFrank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
Participation in group letter to Commodity Futures Trading Commission regarding proposed customer protection rules
Participation in group letter to House Ways and Means Committee regarding accounting method proposals in expected tax reform bill
Issues related to the use and registration of crop protection products in communications with EPA Office of Pesticide Programs
H.R. 1648 and S. 665, bills to reform the Occupational Safety and Health Act
OSHA proposed rule to revise its Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting regulations
Development of OSHA rule for combustible dust
Implementation of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (S. 510)
Contacts with EPA regarding pollinator risk assessment for pesticide registrations for cotton
Participation in Honey Bee Health Summit to provide recommendations for federal research
Review of honey bee health issues in group meeting with USDA Secretary and EPA Administrator
Issues related to new EPA pesticide label language for certain neonicotinoid products
EPA proposed revisions to national ambient air quality standards for particulate matter
Contacts with EPA regarding the cottonseed petition for a Renewable Identification Number
Contacts with USDA, USTR and Department of State on issues related to international cotton contract defaults
Issues related to USDA-FSA cotton flow reports
Issues related to USDA-FSA approval of specification recommendations for cotton bale packaging materials
Contacts with USDA-RMA regarding cotton crop insurance products
Comments to Federal Crop Insurance Corporation regarding proposed changes to extra-long staple cotton policy
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, 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), 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 |
Gary M. |
Adams |
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Robert Craig |
Brown |
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Sidney A. |
Johnson |
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Mark D. |
Lange |
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John |
Maguire |
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Robbie |
Minnich |
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W. Harrison |
Ashley |
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E. Keith |
Menchey |
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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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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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