Optimizing the Cattle Market Act of 2021

Investments in meat processing infrastructure Beef industry supply chain resiliency efforts Cattle Contract Library Act (H.R. 5609) Meat & Poultry Special Investigator Act (H.R. 4103/S. 2036) Small Family Farmer and Rancher Relief Act Packers & Stockyards Act rulemaking & regulatory activities Cattle Price Discovery & Transparency Act (S. 3229, & H.R. 5992) Cattle Market Transparency Act (S. 543) Optimizing the Cattle Market Act (H.R. 3766) Livestock Mandatory Reporting implementation (USDA-AMS) LMR Reauth (H.R. 5290) GIPSA Rule Livestock Mandatory Reporting implementation Supply Chain issues Delivery of Farm Service Agency programs Delivery of Natural Resources Conservation Service programs Animal Disease Traceability for the cattle industry Disaster Programs: LIP Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Rural Broadband Farm Bill reauthorization Gene Editing Antimicrobial Resistance and data collection US Forest Service grazing handbooks and directives, cooperative monitoring MOU, wildfire preparedness, handbook revisions, vacant allotments Climate change Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act H.R. 6935 Voluntary Grazing Permit Retirement Act opposition Forest Service Drought Assessment processes Animal Drug User Fee Act (ADUFA) reauthorization HR 4531 HR 3378 (Agricultural Security Risk Review Act) EATS Act

Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Forest Service

Investments in meat processing infrastructure Beef industry supply chain resiliency efforts Cattle Contract Library Act (H.R. 5609) Meat & Poultry Special Investigator Act (H.R. 4103/S. 2036) Small Family Farmer and Rancher Relief Act Packers & Stockyards Act rulemaking & regulatory activities Cattle Price Discovery & Transparency Act (S. 3229, & H.R. 5992) Cattle Market Transparency Act (S. 543) Optimizing the Cattle Market Act (H.R. 3766) Livestock Mandatory Reporting implementation (USDA-AMS) LMR Reauth (H.R. 5290) GIPSA Rule Livestock Mandatory Reporting implementation Supply Chain issues Delivery of Farm Service Agency programs Delivery of Natural Resources Conservation Service programs Animal Disease Traceability for the cattle industry Disaster Programs: LIP Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Rural Broadband Farm Bill reauthorization Gene Editing Antimicrobial Resistance and data collection US Forest Service grazing handbooks and directives, cooperative monitoring MOU, wildfire preparedness, handbook revisions, vacant allotments Climate change H.R. 6935 Voluntary Grazing Permit Retirement Act opposition Forest Service Drought Assessment processes Animal Drug User Fee Act (ADUFA) reauthorization HR 4531 HR 3378 (Agricultural Security Risk Review Act

Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Investments in meat processing infrastructure Beef industry supply chain resiliency efforts Cattle Contract Library Act (H.R. 5609) Meat & Poultry Special Investigator Act (H.R. 4103/S. 2036) Small Family Farmer and Rancher Relief Act Packers & Stockyards Act rulemaking & regulatory activities Cattle Price Discovery & Transparency Act (S. 3229, & H.R. 5992) Cattle Market Transparency Act (S. 543) Optimizing the Cattle Market Act (H.R. 3766) Livestock Mandatory Reporting implementation (USDA-AMS) LMR Reauth (H.R. 5290) GIPSA Rule Livestock Mandatory Reporting implementation Supply Chain issues Delivery of Farm Service Agency programs Delivery of Natural Resources Conservation Service programs Animal Disease Traceability for the cattle industry Disaster Programs: LIP Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Rural Broadband Farm Bill reauthorization Gene Editing Antimicrobial Resistance and data collection US Forest Service grazing handbooks and directives, cooperative monitoring MOU, wildfire preparedness, handbook revisions, vacant allotments Climate change H.R. 6935 Voluntary Grazing Permit Retirement Act opposition Forest Service Drought Assessment processes Animal Drug User Fee Act (ADUFA) reauthorization HR 4531

Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Investments in meat processing infrastructure Beef industry supply chain resiliency efforts Cattle Contract Library Act (H.R. 5609) Meat & Poultry Special Investigator Act (H.R. 4103/S. 2036) Small Family Farmer and Rancher Relief Act Packers & Stockyards Act rulemaking & regulatory activities Cattle Price Discovery & Transparency Act (S. 3229, & H.R. 5992) Cattle Market Transparency Act (S. 543) Optimizing the Cattle Market Act (H.R. 3766) Livestock Mandatory Reporting implementation (USDA-AMS) LMR Reauth (H.R. 5290) GIPSA Rule Livestock Mandatory Reporting implementation Supply Chain issues Delivery of Farm Service Agency programs Delivery of Natural Resources Conservation Service programs Animal Disease Traceability for the cattle industry Disaster Programs: ELAP and LFP Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Rural Broadband Farm Bill (SNAP Choice Restrictions) Gene Editing Antimicrobial Resistance and data collection US Forest Service grazing handbooks and directives, cooperative monitoring MOU, wildfire preparedness, handbook revisions, vacant allotments Climate change H.R. 6935 Voluntary Grazing Permit Retirement Act opposition Forest Service Drought Assessment processes

Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported

General Concerns on Welfare of Livestock Gene editing H.R. 4140, Butcher Block Act H.R. 3766, Optimizing the Cattle Markets Act of 2021 S.3229, Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act S.4030 - The Cattle Price Discovery & Transparency Act S. 3870 - The Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act S. 2732 - The John Stringer Rainey Save America's Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act H.R. 3355 - The Save America's Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act of 2021 S. 3678 - The Beagle Brigade Act of 2022

Client expense: $520,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Investments in meat processing infrastructure Beef industry supply chain resiliency efforts Cattle Contract Library Act (H.R. 5609) Meat & Poultry Special Investigator Act (H.R. 4103/S. 2036) Small Family Farmer and Rancher Relief Act Packers & Stockyards Act rulemaking & regulatory activities Cattle Price Discovery & Transparency Act (S. 3229, & H.R. 5992) Cattle Market Transparency Act (S. 543) Optimizing the Cattle Market Act (H.R. 3766) Livestock Mandatory Reporting implementation (USDA-AMS) LMR Reauth (H.R. 5290) GIPSA Rule Livestock Mandatory Reporting implementation Supply Chain issues Delivery of Farm Service Agency programs Delivery of Natural Resources Conservation Service programs Animal Disease Traceability for the cattle industry Disaster Programs: ELAP and LFP Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Rural Broadband Farm Bill (SNAP Choice Restrictions) Gene Editing Antimicrobial Resistance and data collection US Forest Service grazing handbooks and directives, cooperative monitoring MOU, wildfire preparedness, handbook revisions, vacant allotments Climate change H.R. 6935 Voluntary Grazing Permit Retirement Act opposition Forest Service Drought Assessment processes

Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported

General Concerns on Welfare of Livestock Gene editing H.R. 4140, Butcher Block Act H.R. 3766, Optimizing the Cattle Markets Act of 2021 S.3229, Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act S.4030 - The Cattle Price Discovery & Transparency Act S. 3870, H.R. 7606 - The Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act S. 2732 - The John Stringer Rainey Save America's Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act H.R. 3355 - The Save America's Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act of 2021 S. 3678 - The Beagle Brigade Act of 2022 H.R. 8590, the Small Family Farmer and Rancher Relief Act H.R. 5441, The PAST Act

Client expense: $360,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Investments in meat processing infrastructure Beef industry supply chain resiliency efforts Cattle Contract Library Act (H.R. 5609) Meat & Poultry Special Investigator Act (H.R. 4103/S. 2036) Small Family Farmer and Rancher Relief Act Packers & Stockyards Act rulemaking & regulatory activities Cattle Price Discovery & Transparency Act (S. 3229, & H.R. 5992) Cattle Market Transparency Act (S. 543) Optimizing the Cattle Market Act (H.R. 3766) Livestock Mandatory Reporting implementation (USDA-AMS) LMR Reauth (H.R. 5290) GIPSA Rule Livestock Mandatory Reporting implementation Supply Chain issues Delivery of Farm Service Agency programs Delivery of Natural Resources Conservation Service programs Animal Disease Traceability for the cattle industry Disaster Programs: ELAP and LFP Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Rural Broadband Farm Bill (SNAP Choice Restrictions) Gene Editing Antimicrobial Resistance and data collection US Forest Service grazing handbooks and directives, cooperative monitoring MOU, wildfire preparedness, handbook revisions, vacant allotments Climate change H.R. 6935 Voluntary Grazing Permit Retirement Act opposition Forest Service Drought Assessment processes

Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported

General Concerns on Welfare of Livestock Gene editing H.R. 4140, Butcher Block Act H.R. 3766, Optimizing the Cattle Markets Act of 2021 S.3229, Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act S.4030 - The Cattle Price Discovery & Transparency Act S. 3870 - The Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act S. 2732 - The John Stringer Rainey Save America's Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act H.R. 3355 - The Save America's Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act of 2021 S. 3678 - The Beagle Brigade Act of 2022

Client expense: $520,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Investments in meat processing infrastructure Beef industry supply chain resiliency efforts Cattle Contract Library Act (H.R. 5609) Meat & Poultry Special Investigator Act (H.R. 4103/S. 2036) Packers & Stockyards Act rulemaking & regulatory activities Cattle Price Discovery & Transparency Act (S. 3229, & H.R. 5992) Cattle Market Transparency Act (S. 543) Optimizing the Cattle Market Act (H.R. 3766) Livestock Mandatory Reporting implementation (USDA-AMS) LMR Reauth (H.R. 5290) GIPSA Rule Livestock Mandatory Reporting implementation Supply Chain issues Delivery of Farm Service Agency programs Delivery of Natural Resources Conservation Service programs Animal Disease Traceability for the cattle industry Disaster Programs: ELAP and LFP Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Rural Broadband Farm Bill (SNAP Choice Restrictions) Gene Editing Antimicrobial Resistance and data collection US Forest Service grazing handbooks and directives, cooperative monitoring MOU, wildfire preparedness, handbook revisions, vacant allotments Climate change H.R. 6935 Voluntary Grazing Permit Retirement Act opposition Forest Service Drought Assessment processes

Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported

General Concerns on Welfare of Livestock Gene editing H.R. 4140, Butcher Block Act H.R. 3766, Optimizing the Cattle Markets Act of 2021 S.3229, Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act S.4030 - The Cattle Price Discovery & Transparency Act S. 3870 - The Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act S. 2732 - The John Stringer Rainey Save America's Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act H.R. 3355 - The Save America's Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act of 2021 S. 3678 - The Beagle Brigade Act of 2022

Client expense: $680,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Investments in meat processing infrastructure Beef industry supply chain resiliency efforts Cattle Contract Library Act (H.R. 5609) Meat & Poultry Special Investigator Act (H.R. 4103/S. 2036) Packers & Stockyards Act rulemaking & regulatory activities Cattle Price Discovery & Transparency Act (S. 3229, & H.R. 5992) Cattle Market Transparency Act (S. 543) Optimizing the Cattle Market Act (H.R. 3766) Livestock Mandatory Reporting implementation (USDA-AMS) LMR Reauth (H.R. 5290) GIPSA Rule Livestock Mandatory Reporting implementation Supply Chain issues Delivery of Farm Service Agency programs Delivery of Natural Resources Conservation Service programs Animal Disease Traceability for the cattle industry Disaster Programs: ELAP and LFP Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Rural Broadband Farm Bill (SNAP Choice Restrictions) Gene Editing Feed Additives, Request for further research on Hemp in animal ag feed Antimicrobial Resistance and data collection US Forest Service grazing handbooks and directives, cooperative monitoring MOU, wildfire preparedness, handbook revisions, vacant allotments Climate change H.R. 6935 Voluntary Grazing Permit Retirement Act opposition Forest Service Drought Assessment processes

Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported

General Concerns on Welfare of Livestock Gene editing H.R. 4140, Butcher Block Act H.R. 3766, Optimizing the Cattle Markets Act of 2021 S.3229, Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act

Client expense: $560,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE

Issues: Increase transparency and true price discovery in the cattle marketplace. Specific Bills: S. 3229/H.R. 5992 Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act of 2021 S.949 - A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to foster efficient markets and increase competition and transparency among packers that purchase livestock from producers. H.R.3766 - Optimizing the Cattle Market Act of 2021 S.2036 / H.R.4103 - Meat Packing Special Investigator Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Cattle Contract Library Act (HR 5609) Cattle Price Discovery & Transparency Act (S. 3229 & HR 5992) Cattle Market Transparency Act (S. 543) Optimizing the Cattle Markets Act (HR 3766) Meat Packing Special Investigator Act (S 2036) Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act (HR 4103) "50/14" (S 949) Livestock Mandatory Reporting implementation LMR Reauthorization (HR 5290) Growing Climate Solutions Act (S1251) Cover Crop Flexibility Act (S 1458) Packers and Stockyards Act rules Supply chain resiliency efforts and issues COVID-19 assistance Federal investments in meat processing infrastructure 2019 Farm Bill implementation Conservation Program implementation (CRP, EQIP) Disaster Program implementation (ELAP, LIP) Rural Broadband Farm Bill (SNAP Choice) BSE reporting and foreign beef import restrictions Biotechnology FSA programs NRCS programs US Forest Service grazing handbooks and directives and cooperative monitoring MOU Wildfire preparedness USFS Handbook revisions USFS vacant grazing allotments Climate Change

Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported

General Concerns on Welfare of Livestock Gene editing H.R. 4140, Butcher Block Act H.R. 3766, Optimizing the Cattle Markets Act of 2021 S.3229, Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act

Client expense: $550,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office

Support for the following: H.R. 818, Giving Increased Variety to Ensure Milk Into the Lives of Kids Act, which would revise the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) to allow WIC participants to elect to be issued nonfat milk, 1% low-fat milk, 2% reduced-fat milk, or whole milk; H.R. 1861, the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, which would allow schools to offer whole milk to students as part of school meal programs; H.R. 2820, Growing Climate Solutions Act, a bill designed to break down barriers for farmers and foresters interested in participating in carbon markets so they can be rewarded for climate smart practices; H.R. 3766, the Optimizing the Cattle Market Act of 2021, which seeks to enable mechanisms for greater price discovery and transparency within the cattle market, while equipping producers with more tools and useful information to succeed; H.R. 5290, to extend authorization for livestock mandatory reporting; H.R.5609, Cattle Contract Library Act of 2021, which directs USDA to establish and maintain a library or catalog of each type of contract offered by packers to producers for the purchase of all or part of the production of fed cattle; Support for the following: requiring the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) take enforcement action against manufacturers labeling non-dairy products as dairy; allowing for increased fat to be offered as part of the school lunch program/offered in schools; Federal Milk Marketing Order reform, and the need to implement a modified bloc voting provision within the Federal order, and concerns related to negative producer price differentials impacting dairy farmers and the need for the issue to be addressed; the farm safety net which is provided through Farm Bill programs, and the need for a 2023 Farm Bill that reflects the needs of agriculture; increased investments in agriculture research; assistance for dairy farmers who have lost their milk shippers. General advocacy related to agriculture and the impacts encountered as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, including support challenges facing dairy, livestock and other agricultural operations related to the COVID-19 pandemic, needed measures to help agriculture during COVID-19, including supply chain/food security concerns; federal assistance for producers impacted by pandemic including through the Coronavirus Food Protection Program (CFAP), including additional funding for dairy producers, and any federal support needed to maintain food production. General advocacy related to climate and agriculture, including: support for providing voluntary, incentive-based tools and technical assistance for farmers, ranchers and foresters to maximize carbon sequestration and the reduction of other greenhouse gas emissions; development of private sector greenhouse gas markets; incentives to prioritize and scale climate-smart practices, reduce energy consumption, and increase on-farm renewable energy production; and the need for sustainability efforts that promote economic prosperity for farmers. Research, correspondence and/or advocacy related to challenges and opportunities for organic milk producers in the northeast; staffing of county Farm Service Agency offices; appointments of certain individuals to the Pennsylvania State Farm Service Agency Committee.

Issues: Increase transparency and true price discovery in the cattle marketplace. Specific Bills: S. 3229/H.R. 5992 Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act of 2021 S.543 - Cattle Market Transparency Act of 2021 S.949 - A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to foster efficient markets and increase competition and transparency among packers that purchase livestock from producers. H.R.3766 - Optimizing the Cattle Market Act of 2021 S.2036 - Meat Packing Special Investigator Act H.R.4103 - To amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to establish the Office of the Special Investigator for Competition Matters, and for other purposes.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Delivery of disaster relief programs Matters pertaining to COVID-19 assistance Matters pertaining to the cattle markets, including supply chain issues, regulatory oversight and resiliency efforts (USDA) Cattle Contract Library Cattle Market Transparency Act (S. 543) Optimizing the Cattle Market Act (H.R. 3766) Meat Packing Special Investigator Act (S. 2036) Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act (H.R. 4103) 50/14 (S. 949) Livestock Mandatory Reporting implementation (USDA-AMS) GIPSA Rule (USDA) Butcher Block Act (H.R. 4140) DIRECT Act (H.R. 547) New Markets for State-Inspected Meat and Poultry Act (S. 107) PRIME Act (H.R. 3835 & S. 2001) Strengthening Local Processing Act (H.R. 1258 & S. 370) Delivery of Farm Service Agency programs - U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Delivery of Natural Resources Conservation Service programs - U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Growing Climate Solutions Act - S. 1251 Cover Crop Flexibility Act - S. 1458 Delivery of Farm Service Agency programs - U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Delivery of Natural Resources Conservation Service programs - U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Growing Climate Solutions Act - S. 1251 Cover Crop Flexibility Act - S. 1458 2018 Farm Bill, FMD Vaccine Bank 2018 Farm Bill, Animal AG Preparedness Funding Disaster Programs: ELAP and LIP CRP Animal Disease Traceability Gene Editing for livestock Immigration- Ag Labor needs Rural Broadband

Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Reducing honeybee losses while ensuring the availability of crop protection tools Pesticide availability General Concerns on Welfare of Livestock Gene editing S.543, Cattle Market Transparency Act of 2021 H.R. 4140, Butcher Block Act H.R. 3766, Optimizing the Cattle Markets Act of 2021 Biological Evaluations

Client expense: $630,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Issues: Increase transparency and true price discovery in the cattle marketplace. Specific Bills: S.543 - Cattle Market Transparency Act of 2021 S.949 - A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to foster efficient markets and increase competition and transparency among packers that purchase livestock from producers. H.R.3766 - Optimizing the Cattle Market Act of 2021 S.2036 - Meat Packing Special Investigator Act H.R.4103 - To amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to establish the Office of the Special Investigator for Competition Matters, and for other purposes.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Support for the following: H.R. 818, Giving Increased Variety to Ensure Milk Into the Lives of Kids Act, which would revise the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) to allow WIC participants to elect to be issued nonfat milk, 1% low-fat milk, 2% reduced-fat milk, or whole milk; H.R. 1861, the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, which would allow schools to offer whole milk to students as part of school meal programs; S. 1251/H.R. 2820, Growing Climate Solutions Act, a bill designed to break down barriers for farmers and foresters interested in participating in carbon markets so they can be rewarded for climate smart practices; H.R. 3766, the Optimizing the Cattle Market Act of 2021, which seeks to enable mechanisms for greater price discovery and transparency within the cattle market, while equipping producers with more tools and useful information to succeed. Support for the following: requiring the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) take enforcement action against manufacturers labeling non-dairy products as dairy; allowing for increased fat to be offered as part of the school lunch program/offered in schools; Federal Milk Marketing Order reform, and the need to implement a modified bloc voting provision within the Federal order, and concerns related to negative producer price differentials impacting dairy farmers and the need for the issue to be addressed; the farm safety net which is provided through Farm Bill programs, and the need for a 2023 Farm Bill that reflects the needs of agriculture; increased investments in agriculture research; and for quarantine provisions and concerns related to the spotted lantern fly, an invasive pest. General advocacy related to agriculture and the impacts encountered as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, including support challenges facing dairy, livestock and other agricultural operations related to the COVID-19 pandemic, needed measures to help agriculture during COVID-19, including supply chain/food security concerns; federal assistance for producers impacted by pandemic including through the Coronavirus Food Protection Program (CFAP), including additional funding for dairy producers, and any federal support needed to maintain food production; ensuring availability of /priority access to personal protective equipment and vaccine for essential agriculture workers and the agriculture community; and support for solutions to address food insecurity. General advocacy related to climate and agriculture, including: support for providing voluntary, incentive-based tools and technical assistance for farmers, ranchers and foresters to maximize carbon sequestration and the reduction of other greenhouse gas emissions; development of private sector greenhouse gas markets; incentives to prioritize and scale climate-smart practices, reduce energy consumption, and increase on-farm renewable energy production; and the need for sustainability efforts that promote economic prosperity for farmers. Research and correspondence related to H.R. 2789, the Get Rewarding Outdoor Work (GROW) for our Veterans Act, which establishes a two-year pilot program to employ veterans for Departments of the Interior and Agriculture projects; on forthcoming agriculture natural security legislation related to foreign control over agriculture industry; and on challenges and opportunities for organic milk producers in the northeast; and hemp, an agricultural crop.

Reducing honeybee losses while ensuring the availability of crop protection tools Pesticide availability General Concerns on Welfare of Livestock Gene editing S.543, Cattle Market Transparency Act of 2021 H.R. 4140, Butcher Block Act H.R. 3766, Optimizing the Cattle Markets Act of 2021

Client expense: $670,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Issues: Increase transparency and true price discovery in the cattle marketplace. Specific Bills: S.543 - Cattle Market Transparency Act of 2021 S.949 - A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to foster efficient markets and increase competition and transparency among packers that purchase livestock from producers. H.R.3766 - Optimizing the Cattle Market Act of 2021 S.2036 - Meat Packing Special Investigator Act H.R.4103 - To amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to establish the Office of the Special Investigator for Competition Matters, and for other purposes.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)