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Seeds for the Future Act This bill amends the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act to require the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to ensure that at least $50 million of USDA grant funding is used each year for competitive research grants that support the development of public cultivars. A "cultivar" is a variety of plant that has been intentionally selected for use in cultivation because of its improved characteristics. A "public cultivar" is the commercially available uniform end product of a publicly funded breeding program that has been sufficiently tested to demonstrate improved characteristics and stable performance. The bill also amends the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to establish a public cultivar research activities coordinator within USDA to coordinate research activities relating to the breeding of public cultivars.
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2019 · first_quarter · Agriculture
Lobbying issues related to agriculture: Agriculture Appropriations Agriculture Research Integrity Act Beginning Farmers Climate Commodity Programs Conservation Programs Crop Insurance Farm Bill Implementation Farm Bill Appropriations Farm to School Farming Opportunities Training and Outreach Program (FOTO) Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program Food Safety Food Safety, Produce Safety Rule Water Requirement Local Agriculture Marketing Program (LAMP) NIFA/ERS Relocation Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) Organics Organic Research Rural Development Programs Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (SARE) Urban Agriculture USDA program implementation USDA reorganization Value Added Producer Grant Program (VAPG) WIC Farmers Market Nutrition Program H.R. 2436, S. 2404 - Organic Agriculture Research Act - a bill to amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation and Trade Act of 1990 to authorize the organic agriculture research and extension initiative. H.R. 3939, S. 1913 - American Prairies Conservation Act - a bill to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act and the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 to make the native sod provision applicable to the United States and to modify those provisions, and for other purposes. H.R. 5208, S. 2964 - Seeds for the Future Act - a bill to amend the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act and the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act fo 1994 to further plant cultivar research, development, and commercialization, and for other purposes. H.R. 4316 - Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act - a bill to provide for the reform and continuation of the beginning farmer and rancher program, and for other purposes. H.R. 4751 - Healthy Fields and Farm Economies Act - a bill to reauthorize the Soil and Water Resources Conservation Act of 1977, and for other purposes. S. 1947, H.R. 3941 - Local Food and Regional Supply Act - a bill to improve food safety, to encourage greater production of agricultural commodities for use in the locality of production, to reauthorize and expand Department of Agriculture support of those efforts, and for other purposes. S. 2487 - Agriculture Data Act - a bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to provide certain data on conservation practices, and for other purposes. S. 2619 - Agricultural Energy Programs Reauthorization Act - a bill to amend the Farm Security Rural Investment Act of 2002 to reauthorize through FY2023 several Department of Agriculture (USDA) energy programs. H.R. 5188, S. 2874 - Strengthening Our Investment in Land Stewardship Act - a bill to enhance working lands programs for farmers by retaining and strengthening EQIP and CSP and improving coordination between the two. S. 2557 - Give our Resources the Opportunities to Work Act - a bill to lay out a comprehensive strategy for supporting farmers' efforts to improve soil health and water quality across three major USDA conservation programs. H.R. 4865 - Crop Insurance Modernization Act of 2018 - a bill to expand access to risk management tools for diversified and beginning farmers and create stronger link between federal risk management programs and conservation priorities. S. 2762 - Next Generation in Agriculture Act - a bill to address our nation's looming shortage of farmers and ranchers by connecting retiring and aspiring producers and helping to facilitate the transfer of knowledge, skills, and resources. S. 2839, H.R. 5824 - Assist Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers Act - a bill to create opportunities for farmers or color and military veterans by authorizing essential outreach and technical assistance programs H.R. 5961 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 - to provide appropriations for USDA and FDA activities. S. 2976 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 - to provide appropriations for USDA and FDA activities. S. 3042 - Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 - to reauthorize the farm bill H.R. 2 - Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 - to reauthorize the farm bill
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Introduced in Senate
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Client expense: $11,185 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Agriculture
Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices rule- USDA/AMS/National Organic Program; Barriers to growth of U.S. organic production; Implementation of Farm Bill organic programs; Organic Agriculture Research Act (H.R. 2436 and S. 2404); Organic Farmer and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 3871); Local FARMS Act (H.R. 3941 and S. 1947) Public cultivar development promotion Seeds for the Future Act (H.R. 5208 and S. 2964) Farm Bill discussions (H.R. 2)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Agriculture
Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices rule- USDA/AMS/National Organic Program; Barriers to growth of U.S. organic production; Implementation of Farm Bill organic programs; Organic Agriculture Research Act (H.R. 2436 and S. 2404); Organic Farmer and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 3871); Local FARMS Act (H.R. 3941 and S. 1947) Public cultivar development promotion Seeds for the Future Act (H.R. 5208 and S. 2964) Farm Bill discussions (H.R. 2)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Agriculture
Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices rule- USDA/AMS/National Organic Program; Barriers to growth of U.S. organic production; Implementation of Farm Bill organic programs; Organic Agriculture Research Act (H.R. 2436 and S. 2404); Organic Farmer and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 3871); Local FARMS Act (H.R. 3941 and S. 1947) Public cultivar development promotion Seeds for the Future Act (H.R. 5208 and S. 2964)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE