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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
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| Address1 | 1701 Towanda Avenue |
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| City | Bloomington |
State | IL |
Zip Code | 61701 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 400337565-12
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6. House ID# 403260000
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2017 |
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: Adam R. Nielsen |
Date | 11/20/2017 6:14:58 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 TRD
16. Specific lobbying issues
Communicated on the value of the North American Free Trade Agreement for Illinois and U.S. agricultural exports; support modernization of the treaty oppose withdrawal
Support United States continued involvement in the Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS)
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
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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Nielsen |
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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
Support inclusion of lock and dam construction on the Illinois and Upper Mississippi River in any major infrastructure program undertaken in the 115th Congress.
Support U.S. Army Corps of Engineers planning of major rehabilitation of the LaGrange, Illinois lock and dam on the Illinois River that includes coordination with agricultural stakeholders and minimizes impact on barge shipments of grain, fuel, and agricultural inputs during the project.
Support White House planning for a major infrastructure program that includes rural and agricultural related priorities for investment
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers), White House Office
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 |
Adam |
Nielsen |
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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
Support federal tax reform including permanent elimination of the estate tax with continuation of full stepped-up basis; retain the deduction on business interest expenses, maintain immediate expensing of agricultural production costs, including but not limited to feed, seed, fertilizer and crop protection supplies, unlimited use of cash accounting, Section 1031 like-kind exchange provisions, reduction of tax and capital gains rates that result in lower effective tax rates for farmers
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
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Adam |
Nielsen |
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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 GOV
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support S. 951 for legislation that achieves a number of regulatory reform goals including regulations based on transparency, science, accurate cost benefit analysis, put out for public comment for a minimum 60-days, subject to congressional approval in rare instances, and consistent with congressional intent.
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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Adam |
Nielsen |
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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 AGR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support new floating marketing assistance loan program, protect crop insurance, support ARC-CO payments based on physical location rather than administrative county, support permitting farmers to sign up once for life of the farm program if there are no changes in the farming operation, support speeding up distribution of ARC-CO payments in the next farm bill.
Support Conservation Reserve Program, Conservation Stewardship Program and Environmental Quality Improvement Program funding and programs that help Illinois farmers address the state's Nutrient Loss Reduction Strategy, support more reasonable CRP rental rates, and minimize maximum size of pollinator program tracts in the next farm bill.
Support full FY 18 funding for the USDA National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research and other agricultural research programs including those authorized in the Hatch Act, Smith-Lever, Evans-Allen, McIntire-Stennis, 1890s Extension, and the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative.
Support USDA confirmations of USDA appointees Stephen Censky, Ted McKinney, and Bill Northey
Regulatory reform initiatives under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of Agriculture
Accelerated consideration of wetland determinations on Illinois farms
Clarify USDA, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and EPA agency jurisdiction of wetland determinations, conservation projects, and normal farming practices on Illinois farms under the Swampbuster provisions of the 1985 Food Security Act and the Clean Water Act.
Communicated the value of Dicamba-tolerant soybean varieties in agricultural production and the need for proper and responsible application of the herbicide
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), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Adam |
Nielsen |
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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 ENV
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support withdrawal of the WOTUS rule and replace with a workable rule for production agriculture.
Support appropriations language by Long-Costa to prevent CERCLA reporting by livestock farmers.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 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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Adam |
Nielsen |
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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 DIS
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support H.R. 2170 - the Flood and Agriculture Risk Management Cost Reduction Act of 2017
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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 |
Adam |
Nielsen |
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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 ALC
16. Specific lobbying issues
Recommending to the President's Interagency Task Force on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity that industrial hemp be declassified as a Schedule 1 controlled substance under the Controlled Substances Act.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
White House Office, 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 |
Adam |
Nielsen |
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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
Commented on Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2017-0091; Renewable Fuel Standard Program - Standards for 2018 and Biomass-Based Diesel Volume for 2019
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Nielsen |
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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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LOBBYIST UPDATE
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ISSUE UPDATE
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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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