• Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act (S.557/H.R.1249) American Beef Labeling Act (S.52) Agriculture Resilience Act (H.R.1840) Strengthening Local Processing Act (S.354/H.R.945) Industrial Animal Agriculture Accountability Act (S.272/H.R.805) EQIP Improvement Act (S.658) Local Farms and Food Act (S.1205/H.R.2723) Efforts to strengthen payment limits for farm subsidies Efforts to improve access to risk management services for specialty crop producers Efforts to improve access to farm credit for historically underserved producers USDA's Product of the USA Rulemaking USDA's Packers and Stockyards Act Rulemaking FTC's Noncompete Ban Rulemaking DOJ/FTC Updated Merger Guidelines DOJ/FTC Updated Hart-Scott-Rodino Premerger Notification Forms Lobbyied on issues above as they appeared in appropriations legislation, including CJS, FSGG, and Agriculture appropriations.
• Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act (S.557/H.R.1249) American Beef Labeling Act (S.52) Agriculture Resilience Act (H.R.1840) Strengthening Local Processing Act (S.354/H.R.945) Farm System Reform Act (S.271/H.R.797) Industrial Animal Agriculture Accountability Act (S.272/H.R.805) EQIP Improvement Act (S.658) Local Farms and Food Act (S.1205/H.R.2723) Efforts to strengthen payment limits for farm subsidies Efforts to improve access to risk management services for specialty crop producers Efforts to improve access to farm credit for historically underserved producers USDA's Product of the USA Rulemaking USDA's Packers and Stockyards Act Rulemaking
• Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act (S.557/H.R.1249) American Beef Labeling Act (S.52) Agriculture Resilience Act (H.R.1840) Strengthening Local Processing Act (S.354/H.R.945) Farm System Reform Act (S.271/H.R.797) Industrial Animal Agriculture Accountability Act (S.272/H.R.805) EQIP Improvement Act (S.658) Local Farms and Food Act (S.1205/H.R.2723) Efforts to strengthen payment limits for farm subsidies Efforts to improve access to risk management services for specialty crop producers Efforts to improve access to farm credit for historically underserved producers USDA's Product of the USA Rulemaking USDA's Packers and Stockyards Act Rulemaking FTC's Noncompete Ban Rulemaking Lobbied on issues related to the above in FY24 Appropriations across multiple bills, including CJS, FSGG, and Agriculture appropriations legislation.

Duration: January 1, 2023 to January 19, 2024

General Issues: Agriculture, Food Industry (Safety, Labeling, etc.), Economics/Economic Development, Commodities (Big Ticket)

Spending: about $60,000 (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 2023: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Office of Personnel Management (OPM)