| LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
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600 MARYLAND AVENUE, SW
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Ste. 1000W
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WASHINGTON
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DC
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20024
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USA
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| 5. Senate ID# 2285-12
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year |
2011
| 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 |
| 11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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| Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income from 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 |
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| Signature |
Digitally Signed By: Ellen Steen, General Counsel and Secretary
| Date |
07/20/2011
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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 AGR
16. Specific lobbying issues
2012 Farm Bill
Biotechnology
USDA Advisory Committee on Biotechnology and 21st Century Agriculture
Direct Payments
Rural Council
Dairy Policy
USDA National Organic Standards Board
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 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 |
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Mark
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Maslyn
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Kendra
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Keller
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Mary Kay
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Thatcher
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Kelli
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Ludlum
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Kevin
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Richards
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Rosemarie
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Watkins
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Bob
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Young
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Todd
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Davis
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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 ANI
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2112 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012
S. 1053 Veterinary Services Investment Act
ILAR Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
Animal Welfare Guidelines
Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program
Non-ambulatory livestock
GIPSA
Horse Processing
Antibiotics
Veterinary Medical Foods
Draft Public Health Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance
Unapproved Animal Drugs
Animal Disease Traceability System
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
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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Mark
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Maslyn
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Kendra
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Keller
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Kelli
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Ludlum
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Mary Kay
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Thatcher
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John
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Anderson
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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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2112 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012
H.R. 1473 - Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011
H. Con. Res. 34 - Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2012 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2013 through 2021
H.A. 454 An amendment numbered 25 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds made available by this Act to be used to provide payments to the Brazil Cotton Institute
H.A. 459 An amendment numbered 23 printed in the Congressional Record to provide $6 million for the cost of broadband loans offset by a reduction in the Agriculture Buildings and Facilities and Rental Payments account by a similar amount
H.A. 460 An amendment numbered 3 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds to pay salaries and expenses of Agriculture personnel to provide benefits described in the Food Security Act of 1985 to a person or legal entity in excess of $125,000
H.A. 471 An amendment to reduce the amount of funds provided by this bill for "Agricultural Programs, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Salaries and Expenses" by $11,000,000
H.A. 472 An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to provide to upland cotton producers counter-cyclical payments for upland cotton, repayment rates for marketing assistance loans at the prevailing world market price for upland cotton, or loan deficiency payments for upland cotton
H.A. 475 An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be used for the construction of an ethanol blender pump or an ethanol storage facility
H.A. 478 An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to provide any benefit described in section 1001D(b)(1)(C) of the Food Security Act of 1985 to a person or legal entity if the average adjusted gross income of the person or legal entity exceeds $250,000
H.A. 480 An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out a market access program
USDAs FY 2012 Budget Summary and Annual Performance Plan
Cuts to Agricultural Spending
Derivatives
Debt Ceiling
Deficit Reduction
Presidential Budget Proposal
Continuing Resolutions
Agriculture Appropriations
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Executive Office of the President (EOP), 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 |
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Mark
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Maslyn
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Kendra
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Keller
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Patricia
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Wolff
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Ronald
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Karney
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Rosemarie
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Watkins
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Chris
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Garza
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Mary Kay
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Thatcher
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Kelli
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Ludlum
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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 CAW
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 910 Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011
H.R. 1633 Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act of 2011
H.R. 2018 Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act of 2011
H.A. 251 Amendment sought to insert a complete new text which codifies the EPA's Tailoring Rule in order to protect farms, small businesses, and small- and medium-sized stationary sources from greenhouse gas regulation
S. 482Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011
S. 493 SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011
S.A. 183 To prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from promulgating any regulation concerning, taking action relating to, or taking into consideration the emission of a greenhouse gas to address climate change
S.A. 215 To suspend, until the end of the 2-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, any Environmental Protection Agency action under the Clean Air Act with respect to carbon dioxide or methane pursuant to certain proceedings, other than with respect to motor vehicle emissions
S.A. 236 To prohibit the regulation of greenhouse gases from certain sources
S.A. 277 To suspend, for 2 years, any Environmental Protection Agency enforcement of greenhouse gas regulations, to exempt American agriculture from greenhouse gas regulations, and to increase the number of companies eligible to participate in the successful Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credit Program
Chesapeake Bay Watershed TMDL
Title V of the Clean Air Act
TMDLs for Nutrients and Sediment
NPDES Permits for Pesticides
Clean Water Act (CWA)
Clean Air Act
6th Circuit Ruling on Pesticide Application Permits
Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS)
FIFRA
Greenhouse Gas Regulation
Water Quality Standards for the State of Floridas Lakes & Flowing Waters
CWA Section 404 Regulatory Program
Numeric Nutrient Criteria for Florida
SPCC
NAAQS for Ammonia
Regulation of Ammonia Emissions from CAFOs
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), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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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Mark
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Maslyn
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Kendra
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Keller
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Paul
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Schlegel
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Don
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Parrish
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Rick
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Krause
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Tyler
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Wegmeyer
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Danielle
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Quist
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Ellen
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Steen
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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 CHM
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 872 - Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011
H.R. 901 - Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Security Authorization Act of 2011
S. 473 - Continuing Chemical Facilities Antiterrorism Security Act of 2011
S. 718 - A bill to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to improve the use of certain registered pesticides
NPDES Pesticide Permits
Conservation Effects Assessment Project
Aldicarb
Chlorothalonil
2, 4-D
Fumigants
Chemical Facilities Anti-Terrorism Standards
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)
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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Mark
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Maslyn
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Kendra
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Keller
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Paul
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Schlegel
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Tyler
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Wegmeyer
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Don
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Parrish
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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 CDT
16. Specific lobbying issues
Daily Price Limits in Corn Futures and Options
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
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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Mark
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Maslyn
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Kendra
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Keller
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Kelli
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Ludlum
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Mary Kay
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Thatcher
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Rosemarie
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Watkins
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Bob
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Young
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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 EDU
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 946 Office of Rural Education Policy Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE
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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Mark
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Maslyn
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Kendra
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Keller
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Ronald
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Karney
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Patricia
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Wolff
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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 ENG
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2112 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012
H.A. 475 - An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be used for the construction of an ethanol blender pump or an ethanol storage facility
S. 782 - Economic Development Revitalization Act of 2011
S.A. 411 To prohibit the use of Federal funds to construct ethanol blender pumps or ethanol storage facilities
S.A. 436 To repeal the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit
S.A. 476 To repeal the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit
Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit (VEETC)
Biomass Conservation Assistance Program (BCAP)
S. 884 Domestic Energy Promotion Act of 2011
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
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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Mark
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Maslyn
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Kendra
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Keller
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Elizabeth
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Jones
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Paul
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Schlegel
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Patricia
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Wolff
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Matthew
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Erickson
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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 FOO
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1161 Community Alcohol Regulatory Effectiveness Act of 2011
E.O. 13653 Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review
National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS)
Draft Public Health Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance
Regulatory Flexibility Act
Food Safety Modernization Act
Nutrition Standard for Fluid Milk Products
Wine Distribution
National Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement
Produce Safety Alliances Good Agricultural Practices Education Curriculum
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
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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Mark
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Maslyn
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Kendra
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Keller
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Kelli
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Ludlum
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Mary Kay
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Thatcher
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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
Impacts of High Fuel Prices
EU Biofuel Sustainability Standard Renewable Energy Directive (RED)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE
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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Mark
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Maslyn
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Kendra
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Keller
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Elizabeth
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Jones
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Matthew
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Erickson
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Paul
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Schlegel
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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
S.A. 299 Small Business Regulatory Freedom
E.O. 13563 Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review
Revision of Regulatory Process
Regulatory Flexibility Act
Costs of Federal Regulatory Dysfunction
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
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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Mark
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Maslyn
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Kendra
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Keller
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Paul
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Schlegel
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Patricia
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Wolff
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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 HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1744 American Job Protection Act
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)
Funding for Rural Health Care Programs
Health Insurance Tax (HIT)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
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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Mark
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Maslyn
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Kendra
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Keller
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Patricia
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Wolff
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Ronald
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Karney
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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
H.R. 4 - Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act of 2011
H.R. 674 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the imposition of 3 percent withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities
H.R. 1259 - Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2011
H.R. 1370 To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
H.R. 1744 American Job Protection Act
H.R. 1747 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the rule treating certain farming business machinery and equipment as 5-year property
H.R. 2112 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012
S. 493 SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011
S. 700 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the treatment of certain farming business machinery and equipment as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation
S. 782 Economic Development Revitalization Act of 2011
S. 884 Domestic Energy Promotion Act of 2011
S.A. 299 Small Business Regulatory Freedom
S.A. 405 To repeal the imposition of withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities, and for other purposes
S.A. 411 To prohibit the use of Federal funds to construct ethanol blender pumps or ethanol storage facilities
S.A. 436 To repeal the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit
Agricultural Equipment Depreciation
3 Percent Withholding Tax
Esate Tax
Health Insurance Tax (HIT)
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)
Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 Sec. 511
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
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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Mark
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Maslyn
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Kendra
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Keller
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Patricia
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Wolff
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Elizabeth
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Jones
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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 RES
16. Specific lobbying issues
Forest Service Planning Rule
Wildlife Service
Conservation Programs
Wildlife Services Advisory Committee
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 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 |
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Mark
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Maslyn
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Kendra
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Keller
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Rick
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Krause
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Elizabeth
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Jones
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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 TEC
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2112 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012
H.A. 459 An amendment numbered 23 printed in the Congressional Record to provide $6 million for the cost of broadband loans offset by a reduction in the Agriculture Buildings and Facilities and Rental Payments account by a similar amount
Broadband
LightSquared/GPS Interference
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
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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Mark
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Maslyn
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Kendra
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Keller
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Ronald
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Karney
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Patricia
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Wolff
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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 TRD
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2112 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012
H.A. 454 An amendment numbered 25 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds made available by this Act to be used to provide payments to the Brazil Cotton Institute
H.A. 472 An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to provide to upland cotton producers counter-cyclical payments for upland cotton, repayment rates for marketing assistance loans at the prevailing world market price for upland cotton, or loan deficiency payments for upland cotton
U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement
U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
U.S.-Panama Free Trade Agreement
Cuba
Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA)
Generalized System of Preferences
Andean Trade Preference Act
Brazil Cotton Case
Trade Reorganization
WTO
Doha Round
NAFTA Long-Haul Trucking Provisions/Mexican Trucking Agreement
Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) WTO Dispute with Mexico and Canada
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Executive Office of the President (EOP), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
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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Mark
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Maslyn
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Kendra
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Keller
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Rosemarie
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Watkins
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Chris
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Garza
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Dave
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Salmonsen
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Mary Kay
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Thatcher
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Veronica
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Nigh
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International Trade Economist, USDA FAS
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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
Affects of Mississippi River Flooding on Transport
Applicability of FMCSA Regulation to Operators of Certain Farm Vehicles and Off-Road Agricultural Equipment
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Transportation - Dept of (DOT)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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