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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 | 2016 |
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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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 |
Date | 10/20/2016 10:02:18 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
Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014
Meetings with USDA and Congress regarding the proposed designation of cottonseed as an other oilseed
Meetings with USDA and Congress regarding economic assistance through a cost-share program for ginning costs
FY 2017 Agriculture Appropriations bills in the House and Senate
WTO 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 Congress, USTR, USDA, State Department and Department of Commerce concerning the Turkish governments anti-dumping investigation of US cotton imports
Meetings with USDA-FSA regarding adjusted world price calculations
H.R. 897, the Zika Vector Control Act
S. 2707 and H.R. 4773, the Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act
H.R. 4474, the Fairness for Agricultural Machinery and Equipment Act
Amendment to S. 764, relating to Subtitle E- National Bioengineered Standard of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946
S. 3228 and H.R. 5451, Improving Access to Farm Conservation Act of 2016
H.R. 5226, the Regulatory Integrity Act
S. 2848 and H.R. 5303, Water Resources Development Act of 2016
H.R. 6167, the Farm Risk Abatement Management Election Act
S. 3462 and H.R. 6094, the Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools and Non-Profits Act
H.R. 5733, the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Guaranteed Loan Modernization Act of 2016
Participation in the commemoration of the U.S. Warehouse Acts 100 years of existence
Communications with Congress and USDA concerning modifications to the implementation of the Extra-Long Staple Competitiveness Program
Participation with other agricultural groups in a meeting with EPA regarding the designated representative section of the Worker Protection Standards rulemaking
Participation in meetings with USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service concerning cotton quality issues and spot market price data gathering
Participation in a meeting of the Agricultural Air Quality Task Force, a federal advisory committee to the USDA
Participation in meetings with USDA-Foreign Agricultural Service regarding the West Africa Technical Assistance Scholarship Program
Participation in joint comments to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission concerning the Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Position Limits for Derivatives: Certain Exemptions and Guidance
Participation in the Water Advocacy Coalitions comments in response to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposal to reissue and modify nationwide permits
Participation in interviews and discussions with GAO concerning its statement of facts in its West Coast ports report
Participation in agricultural coalition comments to EPAs Water Permits Division - Office of Waste Water Management concerning the proposed revisions to National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System regulations
Participation in a coalition letter to the Pacific Maritime Association and International Longshore and Warehouse Union concerning discussions on either a contract extension of a new contract for West Coast ports
Letter to the EPA administrator concerning the registration process for Monsantos Bollgard II Xtend Flex cotton
Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs concerning its Guidance for Herbicide Resistance Management Labeling, Education, Training and Stewardship
Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs concerning its Guidance for Pesticide Registrants on Pesticide Resistance Management Labeling
Participation in a meeting between agricultural commodity organizations and the EPA administrator concerning a number of regulatory concerns, including EPAs implementation of FIFRA
Participation in a coalition letter to the Secretary of the Treasury concerning the Department of Treasurys proposed changes to Section 2704 on estate and gift tax valuation discounts
Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs concerning its proposal to modify the current approach to plant-incorporated protectants in breeding line intermediates under Section 3 of FIFRA
Communications with FDA regarding the Food Safety and Modernization Act Animal Food Rule
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)
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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Matthew |
Valesko |
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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
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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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