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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 | 2020 |
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 | 1/19/2021 10:35:26 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
Monitored new EPA restrictions on the use of paraquat.
Continued advocacy/outreach efforts with Congress in an ongoing effort to position the industrys requests for assistance in any final COVID relief package.
Continued advocacy with Congress to get additional funding included for WHIP+ disaster program and to extend WHIP+ coverage to the 2020 crop losses.
Provided comments on the proposed rule of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) entitled Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Designating Critical Habitat.
Joined numerous other agriculture organizations on a letter to Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) in support of her bill, Haulers of Agriculture and Livestock Safety (HAULS) Act of 2020 (S. 4720).
Submitted comments to EPA regarding a pesticide petition filed under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act requesting tolerances for residues of Isoxaflutole in or on cottonseed and cotton gin byproducts.
Submitted comments to EPA on the draft human health and environmental safety risk assessments for registration review of dimethenamid/dimethenamid-P, a group 15 herbicides registered for multiple crops including cotton.
Signed onto a letter with 11 other organizations to the director of the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) requesting a more predictable and long-term contracting process with U.S. companies that manufacture textiles, apparel, and footwear for the U.S. military and other government agencies.
Joined numerous agricultural organizations on joint comments to the U.S. Department of Transportations Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's Notice of Proposed Pilot Program that would create a pilot program to allow truck drivers aged 18-20 to drive across state lines.
Filed comments with EPA regarding the agency's latest resistance management proposal - the Draft Proposal to Improve Lepidopteran Resistance Management.
Joined more than 110 other organizations representing farmers, lenders and businesses of all sizes on a letter to House and Senate leadership urging them to immediately address the overburdensome Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) forgiveness process before years end.
Responded to USDAs request for recommendations of the most innovative technologies, practices, and management tools that can be readily deployed through one or more USDA programs
Filed comments with USDA-APHIS Biotechnology Regulatory Services (BRS) and agreed that APHIS had abundantly evaluated MON 88702 in the Plant Pest Risk Assessment and the separate Environmental Risk Assessment supporting the conclusion of no likely risk.
Joined a letter to House and Senate leadership specifically regarding the tax implications of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans.
Joined 95 other organizations on a letter to House and Senate leadership to urge swift action in this Congress to enact legislation which would allow businesses to access a second PPP loan with tax deductibility and streamlined forgiveness.
Worked closely with the National Council of Textile Organizations, American Apparel and Footwear Association, and other textile industry groups in support of important changes to the NDAA.
Joined numerous other agricultural groups on a letter to House and Senate leadership regarding important provisions included in the Water Resources Development Act of 2020.
Filed comments with EPA regarding its proposed rule, Pesticides: Exemptions of Certain Plant-Incorporated Protectants (PIPs).
Joined with 27 other organizations on a letter to EPA regarding proposed rule, Pesticides: Exemptions of Certain Plant-Incorporated Protectants (PIPs).
Discussed issues regarding ELS price reporting with USDAs Agricultural Marketing Service
Discussed issue of abnormal increase in Seed Coat Fragments with USDA-AMSs Cotton and Tobacco Grading Program
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)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Gary M. |
Adams |
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Robbie |
Minnich |
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W. Harrison |
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Reece |
Langley |
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Jody |
Campiche |
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Steven L. |
Hensley |
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Frierson |
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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) |