Homegrown Organic Act of 2017

H.R.2-Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 2690-Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2017 H.R. 3268-Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3337-Safe Chicken and Meat for Children Act H.R. 3530-Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2017 H.R. 3637-Homegrown Organic Act of 2017 H.R. 3667-Veteran and Beginning Farmers Assistance Act H.R. 3687-Farm to School Act of 2017 H.R. 3699-Urban Agriculture Production Act of 2017 H.R. 3871-Organic Farmer and Consumer Protection Act of 2017 H.R.4058-SALE Act of 2017 H.R.4092 -AG Act H.R.4201 -Young and Beginning Farmers Act H.R.4210 -To increase the maximum amount of assistance authorized under supplemental agricultural disaster assistance programs for livestock indemnity payments, livestock forage disaster assistance, and emergency assistance for livestock, honey bee, and farm-raised fish losses. H.R.4211 -To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to provide to producers partial payments under the livestock indemnity program for livestock sold for salvage H.R.4339-Veterans' Agricultural Apprenticeship Act of 2017 H.R.4513-Farmers of Tomorrow Act H.R.5640 -WHOLE MILK Act H.R.4101 - School Milk Nutrition Act of 2017 H.R.778- DAIRY PRIDE Act H.R.4929- CURD Act S. 1576-Industrial Hemp Water Rights Act S. 1736-Capital for Farmers and Ranchers Act S. 1767-Farm to School Act of 2017 S. 1773-A bill to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to limit the overall rate of return for crop insurance providers and remove the requirement of budget neutrality in the Standard Reinsurance Agreement. S. 1805-Century Farms Act of 2017 S.2139 -Chesapeake Bay Farm Bill Enhancement Act S. 2614 -Conservation Reserve Program Improvement and Rural Water Systems Access Act of 2018 S. 2619 -Agricultural Energy Programs Reauthorization Act of 2018 S. 2712 -FARMERS FIRST Act S. 2894 -Rural Health Liaison Act of 2018 S. 2976 -Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 S. 2997 -Carbon Utilization Act of 2018 S.130- DAIRY PRIDE S.2555- Dairy Farm Sustainability Act S.3113- Dairy Business Innovation Act of 2018 S.2813- Local Cheese Promotion and Dairy Support Act of 2018 S. 2322 CURD Act Issues other than legislation: Reform of the Federal Milk Marketing Order. Establishment of a farmer-owned grain reserve. Distribution of farm program benefits. Expansion and improvement of Federal Crop Insurance programs. Review of Packers and Stockyards Act effectiveness in enhancing competitive practices in the livestock industry. Mandatory livestock price reporting. Contract production of agricultural commodities. Long-term domestic agricultural policy. Commodity loan rate adjustments. Facility loan programs for commodity storage. Natural disaster assistance for farmers and ranchers. Regulations of the agriculture futures industry. Farm bill implementation. Indemnity payments to dairy producers. Agricultural conservation programs. Funding and implementation of rural development programs. Funding for farmer-owned cooperatives. Balancing supply and demand. Natural resources. Real estate, land use, public lands, conservation. Small business. Agroterrorism. Grain standards, reauthorization. Veterinary Science Postal service reform, including rural community service. Conservation, general. reauthorizing the Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Farm Credit Administration, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

H.R.2-Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 2690-Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2017 H.R. 3268-Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3337-Safe Chicken and Meat for Children Act H.R. 3530-Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2017 H.R. 3637-Homegrown Organic Act of 2017 H.R. 3667-Veteran and Beginning Farmers Assistance Act H.R. 3687-Farm to School Act of 2017 H.R. 3699-Urban Agriculture Production Act of 2017 H.R. 3871-Organic Farmer and Consumer Protection Act of 2017 H.R.4058-SALE Act of 2017 H.R.4092 -AG Act H.R.4201 -Young and Beginning Farmers Act H.R.4210 -To increase the maximum amount of assistance authorized under supplemental agricultural disaster assistance programs for livestock indemnity payments, livestock forage disaster assistance, and emergency assistance for livestock, honey bee, and farm-raised fish losses. H.R.4211 -To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to provide to producers partial payments under the livestock indemnity program for livestock sold for salvage H.R.4212 -To amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to increase support for conservation practices under the emergency conservation program, and for other purposes. H.R.4213-To amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to establish a program to provide advance payments under the Emergency Conservation Program for the repair or replacement of fencing. H.R.4339-Veterans' Agricultural Apprenticeship Act of 2017 H.R.4513-Farmers of Tomorrow Act H.R.5022-Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2018 S. 1576-Industrial Hemp Water Rights Act S. 1736-Capital for Farmers and Ranchers Act S. 1767-Farm to School Act of 2017 S. 1773-A bill to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to limit the overall rate of return for crop insurance providers and remove the requirement of budget neutrality in the Standard Reinsurance Agreement. S. 1805-Century Farms Act of 2017 S.2139 -Chesapeake Bay Farm Bill Enhancement Act S. 2614 -Conservation Reserve Program Improvement and Rural Water Systems Access Act of 2018 S. 2619 -Agricultural Energy Programs Reauthorization Act of 2018 S. 2712 -FARMERS FIRST Act S. 2894 -Rural Health Liaison Act of 2018 S. 2976 -Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 S. 2997 -Carbon Utilization Act of 2018 Issues other than legislation: Reform of the Federal Milk Marketing Order. Establishment of a farmer-owned grain reserve. Distribution of farm program benefits. Expansion and improvement of Federal Crop Insurance programs. Review of Packers and Stockyards Act effectiveness in enhancing competitive practices in the livestock industry. Mandatory livestock price reporting. Contract production of agricultural commodities. Long-term domestic agricultural policy. Commodity loan rate adjustments. Facility loan programs for commodity storage. Natural disaster assistance for farmers and ranchers. Regulations of the agriculture futures industry. Farm bill implementation. Indemnity payments to dairy producers. Agricultural conservation programs. Funding and implementation of rural development programs. Funding for farmer-owned cooperatives. Balancing supply and demand. Natural resources. Real estate, land use, public lands, conservation. Small business. Agroterrorism. Grain standards, reauthorization. Veterinary Science Postal service reform, including rural community service. Conservation, general. reauthorizing the Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Farm Credit Administration, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

H.R.3698 & S.1773 - A bill to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to limit the overall rate of return for crop insurance providers and remove the requirement of budget neutrality in the Standard Reinsurance Agreement;
 H.R.3637 & S. 2215 - The Homegrown Organic Act of 2017; H.R. 2436 & S.2404 - The Organic Agriculture Research Act of 2017; 
 H.R. ___ & S. 2624 - The EQIP Improvement Act of 2018; all sections. H.R.2332 & S.1025 - Assisting Family Farmers through Insurance Reform Measures or the AFFIRM Act, all sections; S. 1966 - The Regional Conservation Partnership Program Improvement Act of 2017, all sections; S.2096 & H.R.4305 - the Harvest Price Subsidy Prohibition Act, all sections; H.R. 5203 & S. 2512 - Legislation to prohibit farmers from being paid twice for the same loss via commodity subsidies and crop insurance, all sections; H.R 2 & S._____ - The Agricultural and Nutrition Act (Farm Bill), any sections pertaining to conservation, crop insurance, farm subsidies, environmental regulations and organic.

Client expense: $139,495 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE