Capital for Farmers and Ranchers Act

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)

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 Meetings with members of Congress regarding a legislative proposal authorizing cottonseed as a covered commodity and support for an administrative cotton ginning cost share program WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Meetings with USTR and USDA regarding trade policy issues, including NAFTA, China cotton import policy, and WTO Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding the role of pyrethroid pesticides in integrated pest management programs Participation in a group letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules regarding the Sanford Amendment #325 to H.R. 2180, The Fiscal Year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act Comments to OSHA regarding its proposal to extend the initial submission deadline for 2016 Form 300A data Participation in agricultural organization letter to President Trump regarding a request for economic assistance for U.S. cotton Participation in a coalition letter to the Senate Majority and Minority Leaders and the House Speaker and Minority Leader regarding H.R. 806 and S. 263, the Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017 Participation in a coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee regarding the nomination of Dr. Sam Clovis as USDA Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0920, Dineotefuran Registration Review Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0844, Preliminary Aquatic Risk Assessment to Support the Registration Review of Imidacloprid Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0581 and EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0865, Preliminary Bee Risk Assessment to Support the Registration Review of Clothianidin and Thiamethoxam Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0846 and EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0663, Registration Reviews: Boric Acid/Sodium Salts, Clethodim, Diquat Dibromide, Ethephon, Fenitrothion, Hexazinone, Hymexazol, Methoxyfenozide, Pronamide, and Trimedlure Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0098-0022, the registration review of Ethephon Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0161-0090, the pesticide registration review of Aldicarb Participation in a coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee regarding the nominations of Dawn DeBerry Stump and Rostin Behnam as commissioners of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Testimony before the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry Committee regarding the 2018 farm bill Participation in the U.S. Food and Agriculture Dialogue for Trade letter to the members of the Senate regarding the nomination of Stephen Censky to be USDA Deputy Secretary Participation in House Agriculture Committee farm bill listening sessions in San Angelo, TX, and Modesto, CA Participation in the Rebuild Rural Coalition letter to President Trump regarding support of the Presidential Advisory Council on Infrastructure Participation in the Coalition for Safe, Affordable Food letter to the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service regarding the development of a rule implementing the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure law Participation in a letter from agricultural organizations to the Secretary of Commerce, USDA Secretary, U.S. Trade Representative and the director of National Economic Council regarding NAFTA re-negotiations and maintenance of duty-free access for agricultural goods among NAFTA countries Participation in the Family Business Coalition letter to the Senate Majority Leader, Senate Finance Committee Chairman, Speaker of the House, and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman regarding expected tax reform legislation Participation in a letter from food and agricultural organizations to the U.S. Trade Representative, USDA Secretary, Secretary of Commerce and director of the National Economic Council regarding dispute settlement mechanisms in NAFTA re-negotiations Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0083, Mepiquat Chloride and Mepiquat Pentaborate: Proposed Interim Registration Review Decision Participation in a coalition letter to the Chairman, Ranking Member and the members of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee regarding the nominations of Bill Northey for USDA Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation, and of Gregory Ibach for USDA Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Participation in a coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee regarding consideration of USDA sub-cabinet positions Meetings and discussions in TX with the USDA Secretary and House Agriculture Committee Chairman regarding crop damage due to Hurricane Harvey and need for short-term assistance Comments to EPA regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OW-2017-0203, Definition of the Waters of the United States- Recodification of Pre-Existing Rules Participation with other agricultural organizations in a meeting with the Secretary of the Treasury regarding agricultures priorities in tax reform S. 1422, the Agriculture Equipment and Machinery Depreciation Act S. 1736, the Capital for Farmers and Ranchers Act H.R. 601, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018, and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirement Act, 2017 S. 1839, the Cultivating Revitalization by Expanding American Agricultural Trade and Exports Act Participation in meetings with USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service concerning cotton quality issues Participation in meeting with USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service concerning USDA reorganization proposal to move Warehouse Services from FSA to AMS Meeting with FDA concerning FSMA Animal Feed rule and applicability to cotton gins and cottonseed storage Meeting with EPA concerning label changes for dicamba for 2018 Meetings with Members of Congress and staff concerning development of the 2018 Farm Bill and policy changes for cotton Discussions with USDA-RMA concerning STAX indemnities Discussion with USDA-RMA concerning policy changes to quality loss provisions for cotton in crop insurance Participation in a panel organized by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to improve USDA data collection and reporting

Client expense: $240,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office