CAPITOLINK — Lobbying Disclosure

Lobbying Income by Year

Registrant-reported income from clients on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Income	Filings	Clients
2003	$580,000	36	18
2002	$930,000	33	17
2001	$930,000	33	17
2000	$390,000	21	13
1999	$340,000	14	9

Largest clients by registrant-reported income

Client	Reported Income	Filings	Period
CROPLIFE AMERICA	$520,000	10	1999–2003
CONAGRA	$370,000	11	1999–2003
SEPRO CORP	$360,000	9	1999–2003
NATL PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL	$320,000	7	1999–2003
SMITHFIELD FOODS INC	$300,000	8	2000–2003
NATL CHICKEN COUNCIL	$280,000	12	1999–2003
NATL ASSN OF CONSERVATION DISTRICTS	$240,000	7	1999–2003
UNITED EGG PRODUCERS	$140,000	8	1999–2003
AMERICAN MEAT INSTITUTE	$120,000	5	2001–2003
PREMIUM STANDARD FARMS INC	$100,000	8	2000–2003
SQM NORTH AMERICA CORP	$100,000	7	2000–2003
NATL CATTLEMENS BEEF ASSN	$80,000	4	2000–2002
DOW AGROSCIENCES	$60,000	4	2002–2003
BAYER CROPSCIENCE	$60,000	5	2002–2003
VANTAGE POINT NETWORK LLC	$40,000	3	2000–2001
AVENTIS CROP SCIENCE	$40,000	4	1999–2003
NATL RENDERERS ASSN	$30,000	6	2001–2003
FERTILIZER INSTITUTE	$10,000	6	2000–2003
NATL TURKEY FED	$0	10	1999–2003
GLOBAL HARVEST	$0	3	2002–2003

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	82
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	71
SENATE	71
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	66
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	14
Interior, Dept of (DOI)	7
Army, Dept of (Other)	6
Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)	3
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	3
White House Office	3
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)	2
Office of the Vice President of the United States	2
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)	2
Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)	1
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)	1
Vice President of the U.S.	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Clean Air and Water (quality)	Clean Air and Water (quality)	86
Agriculture	Agriculture	44
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	32
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	8
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	6
Computer Industry	Computer Industry	1
Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	1