• Discussion and focus on Part 340, the recently proposed rule by USDA to establish a new regulatory approval process for the approval of genetically modified crop traits; support for efforts to remove barriers or delays for development of new crop protection and biotech products. Support for efforts to improve consultations among federal agencies under the Endangered Species Act, while evaluating crop protection products. Support for efforts to maintain the use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos.
• Support for efforts to maintain the use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos.

Duration: April 1, 2019 to January 1, 2021

General Issues: Agriculture, Environmental/Superfund, Trade (Domestic & Foreign)

Spending: about $141,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

It can be tricky to figure out how much an organization spent on a particular lobbying engagement. The law only requires lobbyists to report the amount they were paid for federal lobbying each quarter rounded to the nearest $10,000—and if it's less than $3,000 in a given quarter (or less than $13,000 for organizations with in-house lobbyists), they don't have to disclose it at all. Plus, some organizations include spending that doesn’t belong in the report—for instance, money spent lobbying state governments or other legal work.

Agencies lobbied since 2019: Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)