Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page

9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report

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

H.R.2419 Farm, Nutrition & Bioenergy Act
Food, Conservation, & Energy Act of 2008 - Conference Report
H.R. 2419, Food & Security Act of 2007
Title I, Commodity Programs; Increases for FSA Farm Storage Loan Program, Promote optional market based revenue counter cyclical program, support coalition effort to oppose loss of beneficial interest for producers, oppose managed trade in sugar
Title II, Conservation; Seek improved access and funding for USDA working lands conservation programs
Title III, Trade; Oppose Local & Regional Purchase in food aid
Title VII, Research; all studies & provisions related to biofuels & coproducts
Title IX, Energy; all provisions related to bioenergy & biofuels
Tax Title: All provisions related to energy & biofuel tax incentives & reductions
H.R.1398 Amending CERCLA
S.622 Competitive & Fair Agricultural Markets Act of 2007
S.807 Amending CERCLA

Congressional Issues:
FIF/FQPA
Farm Bill Conservation programs
Agriculture Transportation
Animal Ag Waste/CERCLA/Superfund Laws
Revenue Based Farm Support Program Options for 2008 Farm Bill Commodity Title
Federal Crop Insurance Enterprise Unit Coverage
Federal Crop Insurance - Expansion of Biotech Yield Endorsement Pilot Program to additional states
Federal Crop Insurance - Support of private submissions of additional biotechnology related policy endorsements
Clean Water Act Regulatory Jurisdiction & Congressional Intent
Biofuels Infrastructure
Energy Tax Incentives
Climate Change
Biofuels Research & Development
Value-Added Product Market Development Grant Program (VAPG)
Commodity Futures Trading: provided oral & written testimony to the U.S. House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Commodities & Risk Management on the adverse impact of a lack of convergence between the cash & futures contracts for corn.
Adjustments in the prevented planting provisions of the federal crop insurance program in response to midwest floods & excessive precipitation

Executive Branch:
Animal Ag Waste/CERCLA Superfund Laws
Implementation of Section 9002, Farm Bill of 2002-Federal Biobased Products Preferred
Procurement & USDA Certified Biobased product Voluntary Label program
CAFO Rulemaking
Biobased Procurement program
EPA Climate Mitigation
ANSI Sustainable Ag Standard, Oppose the Standards
Carbofuran Registration Cancellation - FIFRA/FQPA
USDA Draft National Avian Influenza (AI) Response Plan
Federal Crop Insurance - Expansion of Biotech Yield Endorsement Pilot Program Legislation
Commodity Futures Trading Commission: Participated in the Agriculture Markets Roundtable to comment on the lack of convergence between futures & cash prices which is limiting the ability of growers to manage their production risks through grain elevators impacted by higher margin requirements. Alternative solutions were offered to address commodity price inflation that do have fundamental market support.

Value-Added product Market Development Grant Program (VAPG)
Adjustments in the prevented planting provisions of the federal crop insurance program in response to midwest floods & excessive precipitation
Hypoxia - Specifically EPA 2008 Gulf Hypoxia Action Plan
Wetlands Determination
Federal Crop Insurance Program-Enterprise Unit & Whole Farm Coverage Subsidy Pilot Program Legislation
Promote an Optional Market Based Revenue Counter Cyclical Program
Implementation of Department of Homeland Security, Chemical Facilities Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) specifically as it applies to agricultural producers
Support for Continuation of USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Chemical Usage Survey

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Energy - Dept of, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), State - Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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 & Water Appropriations for FY08, Provisions Related to Corn Ethanol Research & Development
Energy & Water Appropriations for FY09, Mississippi River, Missouri River, Inland Waterways Trust Fund, DOE Biomass

CJS Appropriations for FY09, Genome Funding
FY2008 House & Senate Emergency Supplemental, Support Spending for Food Aid

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Energy - Dept of, Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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

S.2191, Climate Security Act of 2007
Section G, Agricultural Offset Program & Related Provisions
Provisions Detailing Low Carbon Fuel Standard
H.R.2421, Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007
H.R.21, Oceans Conservation Education & National Strategy for the 21st Century Act (provisions related to agricultural and land-based impacts to oceanic water quality)
Provisions Dealing with Agriculture & Navigable Waters
H.R.2421/S.1870 Opposition to Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007

Congressional Issues:
Climate Change
Clean Water Act Jurisdiction
S.2191, America's Climate Security Act of 2007
Clean Air Act Fine/Coarse Particulate Matter
Wetlands
Hypoxia
Animal Ag Waste/Superfund Laws
Clean Water Act, NPDES, CAFOs, Regulatory & Congressional Intent, TMDLs
CRP/Buffer Strips
Climate Change - Agricultural Sequestration
Low Carbon Fuel Standards
Ethanol Emission Standards
H.R.2421/S.1870, Opposition

Executive Branch:
Climate Change
Clean Air Act Fine/Coarse Particulate Matter
Wetlands
Hypoxia
Ozone
Clean Water Act, NPDES, CAFOs, TMDLs, Regulatory Reach/Rapanos Guidance
Farm Bill Conservation Programs

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, 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

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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

H.R.6, Energy Independence & Security Act
S.317 Electric Utility Cap & Trade Act of 2007
H.R.3221 New Direction for Energy Independence, National Security & Consumer Protection
H.R.2419 Farm, Nutrition & Bioenergy Act

Congressional Issues:
Renewable Fuels Standard
Ethanol Import Tariff
Natural Gas
E-85
Renewable Fuels Infrastructure
Ethanol Emissions

Executive Branch:
All Aspects Detailing the Implementation of the Renewable Fuels Standard
All Programs Dealing with Ethanol & Green House Gas Emission Reductions
E-85
Natural Gas
RFS Implementatin
Ethanol Import Tariff
EPA Environmental Regulations

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Energy - Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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 ROD

16. Specific lobbying issues

All Programs Dealing With Renewable Fuel Infrastructure
Congressional Issues:
Fuels Taxes
Infrastructure
Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax
Ethanol Tax Incentives
Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Tax Incentives
Carbon Trading

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Energy - Dept of, Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Treasury - Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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
Infrasture Investments

Executive Branch:
Infrasture Investment
Biofuels Transportation
Surface Transportation Board: Railway Common Carrier Obligation for Transport of Hazardous Materials

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Surface Transportation Board (STB)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

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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

S.2242, Renewable Energy Tax Provisions, All Tax Provisions Related to Biofuels
All Activity Related to the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit & Small Ethanol Producer Tax Credit
H.R.2776 Renewable Energy & Energy Conservation Tax Act
S.2242 Heartland, Habitat, Harvest & Horticulture Act of 2007

Congressional Issues:
Ethanol Excise Tax Exemption
Small Producer Tax Credit

Executive Branch:
Ethanol Excise Tax Exemption

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Energy - Dept of, Treasury - Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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 & Dams on the Upper Mississippi & Missouri Rivers
Activities Related to Inland Waterway Trust Funds
Congressional Issues:
Transportation & International Competitiveness
Locks & Dams on Upper Mississippi & Illinois Rivers - Funding for Authorized Projects
Inland Waterways Trust Funds
Missouri River

Executive Branch:
Transportation & International Competitiveness
Upper Mississippi & Illinois Rivers
Missouri River

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Interior - Dept of (DOI), Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Executive Office of the President (EOP)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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

Columbia FTA
Congressional Issues:
Ellen Terpstra Nomination
Trade Preferences
Columbia FTA

Executive Branch:
EU Biotech Moratorium Case
Traceability & Labeling
EU Biotechnology Tolerance Level
New Shipper Review, Eurochem
DOHA Trade Talks
Biotechnology
Part 340 Regulation

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, 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

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.

20. Client new address

21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)

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

ISSUE UPDATE

24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains

AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

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Internet Address:

26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client

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