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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 | 10/16/2020 12:16:51 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
Joined business and agriculture organizations on a letter to House and Senate leadership in support of the Small Business Expense Protection Act (S. 3612/H.R. 6821).
Filed comments with the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) on its request to the Office of Management and Budget to extend the Agricultural Prices Survey.
Sent letter to Congressional leadership outlining the primary funding and policy needs for agricultural producers and the broader agricultural supply chain to help recover from the impacts of COVID-19.
Joined numerous agricultural, business and lender groups on a letter to House/Senate small business committees leaders strongly supporting The Paycheck Protection Program Small Business Forgiveness Act (S. 4117).
Continued its advocacy efforts with Senate and House offices in an effort to add more specificity to the agricultural provisions of the second COVID-19 relief package.
Continued to advocate with Senate and House Members the need for cotton and textile specific language that directs USDA to assist cotton textile mills and merchandisers, along with parameters for the support to crop producers in next phase of COVID-19 relief.
Joined numerous other organizations on a letter to Congress in support of the just introduced SAFE TO WORK Act.
Joined numerous agricultural, business and lender groups on a letter to House Small Business Committees leaders strongly supporting The Paycheck Protection Program Small Business Forgiveness Act (H.R. 7777).
Joined numerous other agricultural organizations on a letter to all Representatives urging support of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (H.R. 7575)
Sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue requesting an extension of the August 28 deadline to sign up for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP).
Joined numerous organizations on a letter to Senate leadership and the chairman and Ranking member of the Senate Small Business Committee regarding the Continuing Small Business Recovery and Paycheck Protection Program (CSBRPPP) Act
Joined a coalition of agriculture and small business groups on a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) encouraging them to include a technical correction addressing the tax treatment of loan forgiveness under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).
Sent a letter to the Department of Commerce and USDA regarding a countervailing duty request brought by The Mosaic Company against imported phosphate fertilizer from Russia and Morocco.
Joined numerous agricultural organizations outlining priorities and concerns as the Senate began to develop its version of the highway bill.
Submitted comments to USDA in response to the Departments request for public and private sector input on important agriculture innovations that need to be addressed in the near and long term as a part of USDAs Agriculture Innovation Agenda (AIA).
Joined with 27 other stakeholders in various industries to comment on EPA's proposal to increase consistency and transparency and the agency to consider cost/benefits in Clean Air Act rulemaking.
Jointly filed comments on EPAs Draft Ambient Water Quality Criteria Recommendations for Lakes and Reservoirs of the Conterminous United States: Information Supporting the Development of Numeric Nutrient Criteria, EPA820P20001 (Draft Criteria Recommendations).
Sent a letter to President Trump regarding the serious magnitude of the U.S. cotton/textile supply chain losses and the costs that are continuing to affect all industry segments -- from producers to textile manufacturers.
Advocated with Congress and USDA for corrections to Farm Service Agencys final rule implementing changes in payment limit provisions enacted in the 2018 farm law.
Filed comments in support of the unconditional registration of tiafenacil, a new herbicidal active ingredient.
Filed comments to EPA urging the agency to deny the request by the Natural Resource Defense Council (NRDC) to Revoke all neonic tolerances and comments regarding dietary exposure.
Filed comments with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) regarding its proposed definition of habitat.
Reviewed EPA's proposed rule containing exemptions for certain Plant-Incorporated Protectants (PIPs) derived from newer technologies and worked with EPA on this issue.
Sent a letter to the chairs and ranking members of two key congressional committees, voicing support for a timely extension of the Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA).
Sent a letter to EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler citing the need for a timely registration of dicamba herbicide formulations.
Joined numerous organizations on a letter to House and Senate leadership to express strong support for The Paycheck Protection Program Small Business Forgiveness Act (S. 4117) the Paycheck Protection Small Business Forgiveness Act (H.R. 7777).
Wrote to Senate and House leadership in strong support of full replenishment of the borrowing authority for the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) as part of the pending Continuing Resolution (CR).
Joined with more than 300 agriculture and conservation organizations on a letter to all Senate and House Members affirming support for pesticide regulations in place today under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).
Joined other organizations on a letter to the chairman and ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee urging support of the inclusion of Section 814 from the Senate version of the FY21 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) in the final NDAA conference report.
Joined numerous other agricultural organizations on a letter to Vice President Mike Pence and White House Coronavirus Task Force members regarding farm worker safety during the pandemic.
Submitted a letter in support of The Endangered Species Act Amendments of 2020, which offers key amendments to the Endangered Species Act.
Worked with Members of House of Representatives on a Congressional letter to EPA in support of workable registration/label for dicamba herbicide.
Worked with Members of House of Representatives to seek inclusion of textile and cotton merchandiser assistance in the House HEROS 2 Act.
Worked with the Risk Management Agency (RMA) to provide further clarification on the hurricane endorsement policy.
Worked with the Farm Service Agency (FSA) to provide further clarification regarding eligibility for marketing loan certificates.
Submitted comments on the Biological Evaluations of Carbaryl and Methomyl.
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)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Robert Craig |
Brown |
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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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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)
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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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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?
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