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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 | 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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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 | 1/22/2019 5:54:50 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
Meetings with Congress, USTR and USDA regarding trade policy issues, including NAFTA, China cotton import policy, and WTO
Issues surrounding non-farmer owned cotton gins and cottonseed storage under Food Safety and Modernization Act regulations
USDA-FSA implementation of the Seed Cotton Program provisions
USDAs Tariff Mitigation Packages Market Facilitation Program and Agricultural Trade Promotion Program
Participation with other cotton organizations in the Southeast in a letter to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees and Appropriations Committees Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittees regarding appropriations to allow USDA to operate the Wildfires and Hurricanes and Indemnity Program for hurricane losses in counties with a disaster declaration for 2018
Participation with other commodity and general farm organizations in a letter to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the House and Senate Agriculture Committee regarding Title II, the Conservation Title, in the 2018 Farm Bill
Letter to the Secretary of Agriculture providing a recommendation of an individual to serve as a member of the Advisory Committee on Beginning Farmers and Ranchers
Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0028, Oxamyl: Proposed Interim Registration Decision Case Number 0253
Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to members of the Senate regarding the adoption of H.R. 2, the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018
Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to members of the House of Representatives regarding the adoption of H.R. 2, the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018
Comments to the U.S. International Trade Commission regarding the United States-Canada-Mexico Agreement
Participation with other stakeholders in a brief to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeal regarding a request to re-hear the case involving chlorpyrifos
S. 3021, the Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2018
Participation in the USDA ceremony announcing the successful eradication of the pink bollworm
Initial negotiations for separate trade agreements with Japan, European Union, and the United Kingdom under the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015
USDA deregulation of ultra-low gossypol cottonseed and assessment by the Food and Drug Administration for human and animal consumption
Supplemental disaster appropriations bill to address natural disasters in 2018
Contacts with EPA regarding an extension of the registration of dicamba for cotton and soybeans
Participation in a meeting of EPAs Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee
Department of Labors proposed rulemaking for employers seeing temporary certifications through the H-2B and H-2A visa programs
Contacts regarding Congressional consideration of 2018 Farm Bill Conference Report
OSHAs reinstatement of the Site-Specific Targeting Program
EPA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposed rule on Waters of the U.S.
Participation in ceremony where the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 was signed
Contacts with USDA and USTR regarding Bangladesh fumigation requirements for U.S. cotton
Meeting with USDA regarding changes to the Extra Long Staple competitiveness program
Contact with EPA regarding sulfoxaflor
Contact with EPA to initiate a crop tour for pesticide staff
Meetings with USDA-AMS regarding cotton industry initiatives for improved cotton flow, quality and efficiencies in classification
Contacts with USDA regarding government shutdown procedures
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)
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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Robert Craig |
Brown |
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Sidney A. |
Johnson |
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Robbie |
Minnich |
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W. Harrison |
Ashley |
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Reece |
Langley |
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Jody |
Campiche |
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Steven L. |
Hensley |
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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
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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