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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 600 |
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 | 2018 |
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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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 | 1/22/2019 10:51:57 AM |
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
Support Farm Bill, House (H.R. 2) and Senate (S. 3042)
Title I Commodity Programs
Biofuels infrastructure
Coexistence Issues
Farm Bill Conservation Programs
Food and Ag Budget
AFRI Funding
Agriculture Appropriations Bill
USDA part 340 regulations
Oppose changes to the federal crop insurance program that would adversely impact grower participation and delivery of services and products
Oppose capping the amount of funds for developmental programs for new crop insurance products
Support conventional ethanol
FIFRA/Pesticide Registration
Plant Incorporated Protectants Updates
Research issues from USDA REE
USDA and EPA regulation of biotechnology
Herbicide Resistance Management
Statements on Proposed political appointments to USDA and EPA
PRIA: Pesticide Registration Improvement Act
Increase funding for MAP/FMD in Farm Bill HR 2321; and S. 1839
USDA biotechnology labeling implementation
S. 764, The National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Act
Farm Service Agency Loan Flexibility Act
Support of Regional Conservation Partnership Improvement Act
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: to preserve benefits of Section 199 provision.
Consideration of Senate draft legislation regarding conservation practices in counties through crop insurance.
Support amendments from Sens. Sherrod Brown and John Thune to improve ARC-County program provisions in S. 3042 (Farm Bill)
Federal Crop Insurance:
Support of changes to program provision to allow insurability of individual tracts in same section
Development of new crop insurance conservation pilot program via S22/S08 process.
Support of multiyear yield/revenue insurance product introduction.
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), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), 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 |
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Doggett |
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Willett |
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Lesly |
Weber McNitt |
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Katherine |
Bergren |
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Connor |
Hamburg |
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Katharine |
Emerson |
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Colleen |
Willard |
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Sarah |
Doese |
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Majority Staff, House Committee on Appropriations (2018) |
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
Energy and Water Appropriations for Mississippi River
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
USDA Research Funding
Biotechnology Regulatory Efficiency and Predictability
USDA NRCS Funding
Funding for mandatory Farm Bill programs
Funding for McGovern-Dole, Food for Peace and Food for Progress
Request legislation to waive automatic sequester of mandatory farm programs to offset deficit spending resulting from enactment of tax reform bill.
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)
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 |
Jon |
Doggett |
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Charles |
Willett |
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Lesly |
Weber McNitt |
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Connor |
Hamburg |
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Katharine |
Emerson |
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Sarah |
Doese |
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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
Congressional Issues:
Support passage of legislation to eliminate NPDES permit requirements for pesticide applications
Executive Branch:
Climate Change
Wetlands
Hypoxia
Clean Water Act: NPDES, CAFOs, TMDLs
Farm Bill Conservation Program
Atrazine
Spill Prevention control and countermeasures (SPCC)
Chesapeake Bay Executive Order
Chesapeake Bay TMDL for nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment
NPDES permits for pesticide applications
Pesticide Spray Drift guidance and label languages
Oppose mandatory numeric nutrient criteria development under the Clean Water Act
Poposed Clean Water Act "Certainty" or "Assurance" program for farmers
"Waters of the US" draft rule
Review of neonicotinoid pesticides and effects on pollinators
EPA Draft Report: Connectivity of Streams and WEtlands to downstream waters
Oppose Interpretive rule (EPACWA)
National Ambient Air Quality Standars (NAAQS/CWA)
Development of carbon and water quality trading programs at USDA
Endangered Species Act
Biogenic CO2 Emissions
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 |
Jon |
Doggett |
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Katherine |
Bergren |
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Connor |
Hamburg |
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Colleen |
Willard |
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Sarah |
Doese |
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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
Renewable fuel standard
Renewable fuels infrastructure
corn-based ethanol
Education of renewable volume obligations
Reid Vapor Pressure
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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 |
Jon |
Doggett |
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Katherine |
Bergren |
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Katharine |
Emerson |
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Connor |
Hamburg |
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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:
Renewable Fuels Standard
Renewable Fuels infrastructure
Corn-based ethanol
Education of renewable volume obligations
Reid Vapor Pressure
Executive Branch Issues:
All aspects detailing the implementation of the renewable fuels standard
Renewable Volume Obligation (RVOs)
Renewable fuels infrastructure
Reid Vapor Pressure
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), White House Office, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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 |
Jon |
Doggett |
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Katherine |
Bergren |
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Katharine |
Emerson |
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Connor |
Hamburg |
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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
Congressional Issues:
Railroad access
capacity
infrastructure and competition
Executive Branch:
Surface Transportation Board review of competitive rail switching
Surface Transportation Board rail transportation of grain
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 |
Jon |
Doggett |
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Lesly |
Weber McNitt |
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Connor |
Hamburg |
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Sarah |
Doese |
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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 Inland Waterway Trust Fund
Inland Waterway Capital Development Plan Support
S. 565 Mississippi River Navigation Sustainment Act
S. 566 WINP 3 Act
S. 407 Reinvesting in Vital Economic Rivers and Waterways Act
S. 601 Water Resources Development Act provisions related to inland waterways projects
HR 1149 Waterways are Vital for the Economy, Energy, Efficiency and Environment Act of 2013 (Wave 4 Act)
HR 3080 Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013
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 |
Jon |
Doggett |
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Lesly |
Weber McNitt |
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Connor |
Hamburg |
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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
Support NAFTA
Sanity and Phytosanitary barriers to trade
USMCA Trade Agreement
Low Level Presence Policy
US-Mexico Sugar Suspension Agreement
US-Korea free trade agreement
Plant Breeding Innovation Policy
Oppose tariffs on agricultural products
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)
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 |
Jon |
Doggett |
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Charles |
Willett |
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Lesly |
Weber McNitt |
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Connor |
Hamburg |
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Katharine |
Emerson |
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Sarah |
Doese |
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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
Support H.R. 4881, the Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018
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 |
Jon |
Doggett |
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Connor |
Hamburg |
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Sarah |
Doese |
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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 LBR
16. Specific lobbying issues
OSHA
Grain bin inspection of family farms (less than 10 employees)
OSHA Process Safety Management retail exemption
Anhydrous Ammonia
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, Labor - Dept of (DOL)
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 |
Jon |
Doggett |
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Connor |
Hamburg |
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Sarah |
Doese |
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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
Food and Ag Budget
USDA biotechnology labeling implementation
Farm Bill, House and Senate
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)
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 |
Jon |
Doggett |
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Lesly |
Weber McNitt |
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Charles |
Willett |
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Katharine |
Emerson |
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Connor |
Hamburg |
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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
Request legislation to waive automatic sequester of mandatory farm programs to offset deficit spending resulting from enactment of tax reform bill.
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; preserve benefits of Section 199 provision, support of permanent tax cuts for pass-through entities.
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
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Doggett |
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Willett |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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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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