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USMCA Tariffs Retaliatory Tariffs Chinese Tariffs HR1 2025 American Farm Bureau Federation letter on Farm Economy Argentine Beef Imports Email to Aides Response to Iran Conflict and the costs of Fuel/Fertilizer

2025 Farm Bill Letter re: Executive Order establishing the Make America Healthy Again Commission Support Letter for Stephen Vaden for USDA Deputy Secretary Secretary Rollins letter of support MAHA Commission Stakeholder Letter Ag Labeling Uniformity Act Letter 2026 AWER Freeze Letter 2025 American Farm Bureau Federation Farm Economy Letter Agriculture and Related Agencies: FY2025 Appropriations Letter to USEPA re: Over the Top Use of "dicamba-tolerant soybeans and dicamba-tolerant cotton" Argentine Beef Imports Position Email to Aides Economic Assistance for Agricultural Industry 2025 E-15 Letter of Support, Sign on opportunity Coalition Letter on H-2a delays Market Relief for Farmers Pesticide Letter urging prompt approval from Administrator Zeldin HR 1346

2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act HR 1 199A Small Business Tax Deduction Estate Tax Exemption

Ag Inputs & Pest Management Tools Congressional Letter FWS-R3-ES-2024-0137, Endangered Species Status for Monarch Butterfly HR1 Letter to USEPA supporting the Environmental Protection Agencys proposed Renewable Volume Obligations (RVOs) under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Set 2 rule Letter to USEPA re: Over the Top Use of "dicamba-tolerant soybeans and dicamba-tolerant cotton" Pesticide Letter to Admin Zeldin re: prompt approval for decamba HR 1346

Adverse Effect Wage Rate Letter H-2A Reform HR1

USMCA Tariffs Retaliatory Tariffs Chinese Tariffs HR1

2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Renewal Corporate Transparency Act Section 199A Permanence Trade Association Letter HR1

2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act HR 1 199A Small Business Tax Deduction Estate Tax Exemption

USMCA Tariffs Retaliatory Tariffs Chinese Tariffs

2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Renewal Corporate Transparency Act Section 199A Permanence Trade Association Letter

2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

Letter supporting proposal for in introduction of legislation dealing with Rails to Trails Reform;

Support funding priorities such as crop insurance, Title I commodity programs, trade promotion and working land conservation programs in the Farm Bill; Support H.R. 1459/S. 720- PRECISE Act; Support H.R. 1495/S. 719 - PAL Act; Support S. 1014 - Dairy Pricing Opportunity Act; Support S. 1488 - EATS Act; Support petition for USDA Federal Milk Marketing Order Hearing on milk prices including Class III or IV formula, Class III component and price calculations, Class I differentials, component values into Class III and IV price formulas and Class III and IV make allowances; Support H.R. 1147 - Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act; Discussed impacts of solar development on agricultural production and land use; Support the Farm Operations Act; Discussed S. 1488 - Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression (EATS) Act; Supported the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act (AFIFA) Improvements Act of 2024; Joined letter opposing any efforts to undermine the responsible use of pesticides; Joined letter to support passage of a farm bill extension, agriculture economic assistance, and disaster relief

Support for Rural Utilities Service telecommunications programs, including the ReConnect Loan and Grant Program the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program, and Community Connect Program;

Support for appropriations in the following areas: Agricultural Research, Crop Protection; Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority (AgARDA); Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN); Rural Utilities Service telecommunications programs; Business and Industry Loan Program, Value-Added Producer Grant Program, and the Rural Innovation Stronger Economy Program, Community Facilities Direct Loan and Grant Program and Community Facilities Loan Guarantee Program; Foreign Agricultural Service, Emerging Markets Program and Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops Program; Supported the efforts of the Ohio Delegation to request flexibility from USDA for grazing in areas affected by drought; Supported HRE 9889 which would make appropriations for Natural Disasters that occurred in calendar year 2023;

Opposed Department of Labor (DOL) final rule on Adverse Effect Wage Rate Methodology for the Temporary Employment of H-2A Nonimmigrants in Non-Range Occupations in the United States; Oppose Department of Homeland Security rulemaking U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Fee Schedule and Changes to Certain Other Immigration Benefit Request Requirements; Support S. 874 - Farm Operations Support Act; Support most provisions while opposing mandatory E-Verify provision in H.R. 2 - Secure the Border Act;

Support S.1867 and H.R. 3922, the Expanding Childcare in Rural America (ECRA) Act

Provided comments that oppose certain provisions while supporting other provisions of USDA rulemaking on Inclusive Competition and Market Integrity Under the Packers and Stockyards Act; Support S.J.Res.25 and H.J.Res.59,resolutions to rescind the Department of Labor's rulemaking regarding Adverse Effect Wage Rate; Provided comments on the proposed rulemaking Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Provided comments on the proposed rulemaking Agricultural Employment in the United States, 88 FR 63750 (September 15, 2023); Letter of support as proponents of freezing H-2A wages;

Oppose Securities and Exchange Commission proposed rule, The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate Related Disclosures for Investors; Support for including in the 2023 Farm Bill reauthorization language under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) that codifies state oversight of pesticides at the state level; Requested improvements to the US EPA's Endangered Species Act (ESA) Workplan Update: Nontarget Species Mitigation for Registration Review and Other FIFRA Action; Oppose changes included in US EPA's Pesticide Registration Review: Proposed Interim Decisions for the Rodenticides; Support HR 1018 Protect Farmers from the SEC Act; Support S. 391 Protect Farmers from the SEC Act; Oppose certain elements of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) rulemaking related to Section 10 Endangered Species Act (ESA) permit regulations; Oppose certain elements of Draft Herbicide Strategy Framework to Reduce Exposure of Federally Listed Endangered and Threatened Species and Designated Critical Habitats from the Use of Conventional Agricultural Herbicides (EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0365); Support Existing Stock Order for Dicamba herbicides;

Oppose USEPA rulemaking on definition of Waters of the United States under the federal Clean Water Act; Support certain provision and oppose certain provision of the US EPA rulemaking on Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter; Oppose California Air Resources Board Clean Air Act Authorization Request (zero emissions locomotives);

Support using the enforcement measures in United States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA) to reach the negotiated access to Canadian markets for U.S. dairy products; Support using the enforcement measures in United States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA) to reach the negotiated access to Mexican markets for U.S. GMO corn products; Support USDA Rulemaking Docket No. FSIS 2022-0015 regarding voluntary label Product of the U.S.A. or Made in the U.S.A.; Support H.R. 4323 - Safeguarding American Value-Added Exports Act; Letter of support as proponents of freezing H-2A wages

Oppose USEPA rulemaking on definition of Waters of the United States under the federal Clean Water Act; Support certain provision and oppose certain provision of the US EPA rulemaking on Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter; Oppose California Air Resources Board Clean Air Act Authorization Request (zero emissions locomotives);

Letter supporting proposal for in introduction of legislation dealing with Rails to Trails Reform;

Opposed Department of Labor (DOL) final rule on Adverse Effect Wage Rate Methodology for the Temporary Employment of H-2A Nonimmigrants in Non-Range Occupations in the United States; Oppose Department of Homeland Security rulemaking U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Fee Schedule and Changes to Certain Other Immigration Benefit Request Requirements; Support S. 874 - Farm Operations Support Act; Support most provisions while opposing mandatory E-Verify provision in H.R. 2 - Secure the Border Act;

Support S.1867 and H.R. 3922, the Expanding Childcare in Rural America (ECRA) Act

Support for Rural Utilities Service telecommunications programs, including the ReConnect Loan and Grant Program the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program, and Community Connect Program;

Support certain provisions while expressing concern of other provisions in the EPA Renewable Fuel Standards for 2023, 2024 and 2025; Support H.R. 1 - Lower Energy Costs Act; Support U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issuing an emergency fuel waiver to allow E15 gasoline blend-to be sold during the summer driving season; Discussed impacts of solar development on agricultrual production and land use;

Support funding priorities such as crop insurance, Title I commodity programs, trade promotion and working land conservation programs in the Farm Bill; Support H.R. 1459/S. 720- PRECISE Act; Support H.R. 1495/S. 719 - PAL Act; Support S. 1014 - Dairy Pricing Opportunity Act; Support S. 1488 - EATS Act; Support petition for USDA Federal Milk Marketing Order Hearing on milk prices including Class III or IV formula, Class III component and price calculations, Class I differentials, component values into Class III and IV price formulas and Class III and IV make allowances; Support H.R. 1147 - Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act; Discussed impacts of solar development on agricultural production and land use; Support the Farm Operations Act; Discussed S. 1488 - Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression (EATS) Act; Supported the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act (AFIFA) Improvements Act of 2024; Joined letter opposing any efforts to undermine the responsible use of pesticides;

Oppose capital gains tax increases and elimination of the stepped up basis provision in the administration's FY24 budget proposal; Supported extension of Section 199A Small Business Deduction; Supported S. 1706 - Main Street Tax Certainty Act - to make the Section 199A 20 percent business income deduction permanent; Supported H.R. 4721 - Main Street Tax Certainty Act - to make the Section 199A 20 percent business income deduction permanent; Supported S. 1117 - ALIGN Act - to make full and immediate expensing permanent; Supported H.R. 2406 - ALIGN Act - to make full and immediate expensing permanent; Supported S. 1108 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2023 - to repeal the estate tax; Supported H.R. 4937 - The Preserving Family Farms Act of 2023, to allow more farmland or ranchland to be valued at agricultural value rather than development value under Sec. 2032A Special Use Valuation; Supported H.R. 3936 - The Tax Cuts for Working Families Act; Supported H.R. 3937 - The Small Business Jobs Act; Supported H.R. 3938 - The Build It in America Act; Supported H.R. 7024 - Tax Reform for American Families and Workers Act; Discussed the potential of extending and restricting the 45z sustainable aviation fuel tax credit;

Provided comments that oppose certain provisions while supporting other provisions of USDA rulemaking on Inclusive Competition and Market Integrity Under the Packers and Stockyards Act; Support S.J.Res.25 and H.J.Res.59,resolutions to rescind the Department of Labor's rulemaking regarding Adverse Effect Wage Rate; Provided comments on the proposed rulemaking Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Provided comments on the proposed rulemaking Agricultural Employment in the United States, 88 FR 63750 (September 15, 2023); Letter of support as proponents of freezing H-2A wages;

Support using the enforcement measures in United States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA) to reach the negotiated access to Canadian markets for U.S. dairy products; Support using the enforcement measures in United States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA) to reach the negotiated access to Mexican markets for U.S. GMO corn products; Support USDA Rulemaking Docket No. FSIS 2022-0015 regarding voluntary label Product of the U.S.A. or Made in the U.S.A.; Support H.R. 4323 - Safeguarding American Value-Added Exports Act; Letter of support as proponents of freezing H-2A wages

Oppose Securities and Exchange Commission proposed rule, The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate Related Disclosures for Investors; Support for including in the 2023 Farm Bill reauthorization language under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) that codifies state oversight of pesticides at the state level; Requested improvements to the US EPA's Endangered Species Act (ESA) Workplan Update: Nontarget Species Mitigation for Registration Review and Other FIFRA Action; Oppose changes included in US EPA's Pesticide Registration Review: Proposed Interim Decisions for the Rodenticides; Support HR 1018 Protect Farmers from the SEC Act; Support S. 391 Protect Farmers from the SEC Act; Oppose certain elements of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) rulemaking related to Section 10 Endangered Species Act (ESA) permit regulations; Oppose certain elements of Draft Herbicide Strategy Framework to Reduce Exposure of Federally Listed Endangered and Threatened Species and Designated Critical Habitats from the Use of Conventional Agricultural Herbicides (EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0365); Support Existing Stock Order for Dicamba herbicides;

Support using the enforcement measures in United States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA) to reach the negotiated access to Canadian markets for U.S. dairy products; Support using the enforcement measures in United States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA) to reach the negotiated access to Mexican markets for U.S. GMO corn products; Support USDA Rulemaking Docket No. FSIS 2022-0015 regarding voluntary label Product of the U.S.A. or Made in the U.S.A.; Support H.R. 4323 - Safeguarding American Value-Added Exports Act; Letter of support as proponents of freezing H-2A wages

Opposed Department of Labor (DOL) final rule on Adverse Effect Wage Rate Methodology for the Temporary Employment of H-2A Nonimmigrants in Non-Range Occupations in the United States; Oppose Department of Homeland Security rulemaking U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Fee Schedule and Changes to Certain Other Immigration Benefit Request Requirements; Support S. 874 - Farm Operations Support Act; Support most provisions while opposing mandatory E-Verify provision in H.R. 2 - Secure the Border Act;

Letter supporting proposal for in introduction of legislation dealing with Rails to Trails Reform;

Provided comments that oppose certain provisions while supporting other provisions of USDA rulemaking on Inclusive Competition and Market Integrity Under the Packers and Stockyards Act; Support S.J.Res.25 and H.J.Res.59,resolutions to rescind the Department of Labor's rulemaking regarding Adverse Effect Wage Rate; Provided comments on the proposed rulemaking Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Provided comments on the proposed rulemaking Agricultural Employment in the United States, 88 FR 63750 (September 15, 2023); Letter of support as proponents of freezing H-2A wages;

Support for appropriations in the following areas: Agricultural Research, Crop Protection; Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority (AgARDA); Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN); Rural Utilities Service telecommunications programs; Business and Industry Loan Program, Value-Added Producer Grant Program, and the Rural Innovation Stronger Economy Program, Community Facilities Direct Loan and Grant Program and Community Facilities Loan Guarantee Program; Foreign Agricultural Service, Emerging Markets Program and Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops Program

Oppose capital gains tax increases and elimination of the stepped up basis provision in the administration's FY24 budget proposal; Supported extension of Section 199A Small Business Deduction; Supported S. 1706 - Main Street Tax Certainty Act - to make the Section 199A 20 percent business income deduction permanent; Supported H.R. 4721 - Main Street Tax Certainty Act - to make the Section 199A 20 percent business income deduction permanent; Supported S. 1117 - ALIGN Act - to make full and immediate expensing permanent; Supported H.R. 2406 - ALIGN Act - to make full and immediate expensing permanent; Supported S. 1108 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2023 - to repeal the estate tax; Supported H.R. 4937 - The Preserving Family Farms Act of 2023, to allow more farmland or ranchland to be valued at agricultural value rather than development value under Sec. 2032A Special Use Valuation; Supported H.R. 3936 - The Tax Cuts for Working Families Act; Supported H.R. 3937 - The Small Business Jobs Act; Supported H.R. 3938 - The Build It in America Act; Supported H.R. 7024 - Tax Reform for American Families and Workers Act;

Support S.1867 and H.R. 3922, the Expanding Childcare in Rural America (ECRA) Act

Support certain provisions while expressing concern of other provisions in the EPA Renewable Fuel Standards for 2023, 2024 and 2025; Support H.R. 1 - Lower Energy Costs Act; Support U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issuing an emergency fuel waiver to allow E15 gasoline blend-to be sold during the summer driving season; Discussed impacts of solar development on agricultrual production and land use;

Oppose USEPA rulemaking on definition of Waters of the United States under the federal Clean Water Act; Support certain provision and oppose certain provision of the US EPA rulemaking on Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter; Oppose California Air Resources Board Clean Air Act Authorization Request (zero emissions locomotives);

Oppose Securities and Exchange Commission proposed rule, The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate Related Disclosures for Investors; Support for including in the 2023 Farm Bill reauthorization language under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) that codifies state oversight of pesticides at the state level; Requested improvements to the US EPA's Endangered Species Act (ESA) Workplan Update: Nontarget Species Mitigation for Registration Review and Other FIFRA Action; Oppose changes included in US EPA's Pesticide Registration Review: Proposed Interim Decisions for the Rodenticides; Support HR 1018 Protect Farmers from the SEC Act; Support S. 391 Protect Farmers from the SEC Act; Oppose certain elements of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) rulemaking related to Section 10 Endangered Species Act (ESA) permit regulations; Oppose certain elements of Draft Herbicide Strategy Framework to Reduce Exposure of Federally Listed Endangered and Threatened Species and Designated Critical Habitats from the Use of Conventional Agricultural Herbicides (EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0365); Support Existing Stock Order for Dicamba herbicides;

Support S.1867 and H.R. 3922, the Expanding Childcare in Rural America (ECRA) Act

Provided comments that oppose certain provisions while supporting other provisions of USDA rulemaking on Inclusive Competition and Market Integrity Under the Packers and Stockyards Act; Support S.J.Res.25 and H.J.Res.59,resolutions to rescind the Department of Labor's rulemaking regarding Adverse Effect Wage Rate; Provided comments on the proposed rulemaking Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Provided comments on the proposed rulemaking Agricultural Employment in the United States, 88 FR 63750 (September 15, 2023);

Support certain provisions while expressing concern of other provisions in the EPA Renewable Fuel Standards for 2023, 2024 and 2025; Support H.R. 1 - Lower Energy Costs Act; Support U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issuing an emergency fuel waiver to allow E15 gasoline blend-to be sold during the summer driving season; Discussed impacts of solar development on agricultrual production and land use;

Support for Rural Utilities Service telecommunications programs, including the ReConnect Loan and Grant Program the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program, and Community Connect Program;

Oppose USEPA rulemaking on definition of Waters of the United States under the federal Clean Water Act; Support certain provision and oppose certain provision of the US EPA rulemaking on Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter; Oppose California Air Resources Board Clean Air Act Authorization Request (zero emissions locomotives);

Support using the enforcement measures in United States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA) to reach the negotiated access to Canadian markets for U.S. dairy products; Support using the enforcement measures in United States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA) to reach the negotiated access to Mexican markets for U.S. GMO corn products; Support USDA Rulemaking Docket No. FSIS 2022-0015 regarding voluntary label Product of the U.S.A. or Made in the U.S.A.; Support H.R. 4323 - Safeguarding American Value-Added Exports Act;

Support funding priorities such as crop insurance, Title I commodity programs, trade promotion and working land conservation programs in the Farm Bill; Support H.R. 1459/S. 720- PRECISE Act; Support H.R. 1495/S. 719 - PAL Act; Support S. 1014 - Dairy Pricing Opportunity Act; Support S. 1488 - EATS Act; Support petition for USDA Federal Milk Marketing Order Hearing on milk prices including Class III or IV formula, Class III component and price calculations, Class I differentials, component values into Class III and IV price formulas and Class III and IV make allowances; Support H.R. 1147 - Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act; Discussed impacts of solar development on agricultural production and land use; Support the Farm Operations Act; Discussed S. 1488 - Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression (EATS) Act; Supported the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act (AFIFA) Improvements Act of 2024;

Support for appropriations in the following areas: Agricultural Research, Crop Protection; Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority (AgARDA); Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN); Rural Utilities Service telecommunications programs; Business and Industry Loan Program, Value-Added Producer Grant Program, and the Rural Innovation Stronger Economy Program, Community Facilities Direct Loan and Grant Program and Community Facilities Loan Guarantee Program; Foreign Agricultural Service, Emerging Markets Program and Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops Program

Support certain provisions while expressing concern of other provisions in the EPA Renewable Fuel Standards for 2023, 2024 and 2025; Support H.R. 1 - Lower Energy Costs Act; Support U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issuing an emergency fuel waiver to allow E15 gasoline blend-to be sold during the summer driving season; Discussed impacts of solar development on agricultrual production and land use;

Oppose Securities and Exchange Commission proposed rule, The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate Related Disclosures for Investors; Support for including in the 2023 Farm Bill reauthorization language under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) that codifies state oversight of pesticides at the state level; Requested improvements to the US EPA's Endangered Species Act (ESA) Workplan Update: Nontarget Species Mitigation for Registration Review and Other FIFRA Action; Oppose changes included in US EPA's Pesticide Registration Review: Proposed Interim Decisions for the Rodenticides; Support HR 1018 Protect Farmers from the SEC Act; Support S. 391 Protect Farmers from the SEC Act; Oppose certain elements of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) rulemaking related to Section 10 Endangered Species Act (ESA) permit regulations; Oppose certain elements of Draft Herbicide Strategy Framework to Reduce Exposure of Federally Listed Endangered and Threatened Species and Designated Critical Habitats from the Use of Conventional Agricultural Herbicides (EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0365);

Provided comments that oppose certain provisions while supporting other provisions of USDA rulemaking on Inclusive Competition and Market Integrity Under the Packers and Stockyards Act; Support S.J.Res.25 and H.J.Res.59,resolutions to rescind the Department of Labor's rulemaking regarding Adverse Effect Wage Rate; Provided comments on the proposed rulemaking Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Provided comments on the proposed rulemaking Agricultural Employment in the United States, 88 FR 63750 (September 15, 2023);

Support funding priorities such as crop insurance, Title I commodity programs, trade promotion and working land conservation programs in the Farm Bill; Support H.R. 1459/S. 720- PRECISE Act; Support H.R. 1495/S. 719 - PAL Act; Support S. 1014 - Dairy Pricing Opportunity Act; Support S. 1488 - EATS Act; Support petition for USDA Federal Milk Marketing Order Hearing on milk prices including Class III or IV formula, Class III component and price calculations, Class I differentials, component values into Class III and IV price formulas and Class III and IV make allowances; Support H.R. 1147 - Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act; Discussed impacts of solar development on agricultrual production and land use;

Opposed Department of Labor (DOL) final rule on Adverse Effect Wage Rate Methodology for the Temporary Employment of H-2A Nonimmigrants in Non-Range Occupations in the United States; Oppose Department of Homeland Security rulemaking U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Fee Schedule and Changes to Certain Other Immigration Benefit Request Requirements; Support S. 874 - Farm Operations Support Act; Support most provisions while opposing mandatory E-Verify provision in H.R. 2 - Secure the Border Act;

Oppose capital gains tax increases and elimination of the stepped up basis provision in the administration's FY24 budget proposal; Supported extension of Section 199A Small Business Deduction; Supported S. 1706 - Main Street Tax Certainty Act - to make the Section 199A 20 percent business income deduction permanent; Supported H.R. 4721 - Main Street Tax Certainty Act - to make the Section 199A 20 percent business income deduction permanent; Supported S. 1117 - ALIGN Act - to make full and immediate expensing permanent; Supported H.R. 2406 - ALIGN Act - to make full and immediate expensing permanent; Supported S. 1108 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2023 - to repeal the estate tax; Supported H.R. 4937 - The Preserving Family Farms Act of 2023, to allow more farmland or ranchland to be valued at agricultural value rather than development value under Sec. 2032A Special Use Valuation; Supported H.R. 3936 - The Tax Cuts for Working Families Act; Supported H.R. 3937 - The Small Business Jobs Act; Supported H.R. 3938 - The Build It in America Act;

Support for appropriations in the following areas: Agricultural Research, Crop Protection; Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority (AgARDA); Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN); Rural Utilities Service telecommunications programs; Business and Industry Loan Program, Value-Added Producer Grant Program, and the Rural Innovation Stronger Economy Program, Community Facilities Direct Loan and Grant Program and Community Facilities Loan Guarantee Program; Foreign Agricultural Service, Emerging Markets Program and Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops Program

Support S.1867 and H.R. 3922, the Expanding Childcare in Rural America (ECRA) Act

Support using the enforcement measures in United States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA) to reach the negotiated access to Canadian markets for U.S. dairy products; Support using the enforcement measures in United States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA) to reach the negotiated access to Mexican markets for U.S. GMO corn products; Support USDA Rulemaking Docket No. FSIS 2022-0015 regarding voluntary label Product of the U.S.A. or Made in the U.S.A.; Support H.R. 4323 - Safeguarding American Value-Added Exports Act;

Support for appropriations in the following areas: Agricultural Research, Crop Protection; Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority (AgARDA); Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN); Rural Utilities Service telecommunications programs; Business and Industry Loan Program, Value-Added Producer Grant Program, and the Rural Innovation Stronger Economy Program, Community Facilities Direct Loan and Grant Program and Community Facilities Loan Guarantee Program; Foreign Agricultural Service, Emerging Markets Program and Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops Program

Provided comments that oppose certain provisions while supporting other provisions of USDA rulemaking on Inclusive Competition and Market Integrity Under the Packers and Stockyards Act; Support S.J.Res.25 and H.J.Res.59,resolutions to rescind the Department of Labor's rulemaking regarding Adverse Effect Wage Rate; Provided comments on the proposed rulemaking Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Provided comments on the proposed rulemaking Agricultural Employment in the United States, 88 FR 63750 (September 15, 2023);

Oppose USEPA rulemaking on definition of Waters of the United States under the federal Clean Water Act; Support certain provision and oppose certain provision of the US EPA rulemaking on Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter;

Support certain provisions while expressing concern of other provisions in the EPA Renewable Fuel Standards for 2023, 2024 and 2025; Support H.R. 1 - Lower Energy Costs Act; Support U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issuing an emergency fuel waiver to allow E15 gasoline blend-to be sold during the summer driving season;

Opposed Department of Labor (DOL) final rule on Adverse Effect Wage Rate Methodology for the Temporary Employment of H-2A Nonimmigrants in Non-Range Occupations in the United States; Oppose Department of Homeland Security rulemaking U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Fee Schedule and Changes to Certain Other Immigration Benefit Request Requirements; Support S. 874 - Farm Operations Support Act; Support most provisions while opposing mandatory E-Verify provision in H.R. 2 - Secure the Border Act;

Oppose capital gains tax increases and elimination of the stepped up basis provision in the administration's FY24 budget proposal; Supported extension of Section 199A Small Business Deduction; Supported S. 1706 - Main Street Tax Certainty Act - to make the Section 199A 20 percent business income deduction permanent; Supported H.R. 4721 - Main Street Tax Certainty Act - to make the Section 199A 20 percent business income deduction permanent; Supported S. 1117 - ALIGN Act - to make full and immediate expensing permanent; Supported H.R. 2406 - ALIGN Act - to make full and immediate expensing permanent; Supported S. 1108 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2023 - to repeal the estate tax; Supported H.R. 4937 - The Preserving Family Farms Act of 2023, to allow more farmland or ranchland to be valued at agricultural value rather than development value under Sec. 2032A Special Use Valuation; Supported H.R. 3936 - The Tax Cuts for Working Families Act; Supported H.R. 3937 - The Small Business Jobs Act; Supported H.R. 3938 - The Build It in America Act;

Oppose USEPA rulemaking on definition of Waters of the United States under the federal Clean Water Act; Support certain provision and oppose certain provision of the US EPA rulemaking on Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter;

Support using the enforcement measures in United States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA) to reach the negotiated access to Canadian markets for U.S. dairy products; Support using the enforcement measures in United States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA) to reach the negotiated access to Mexican markets for U.S. GMO corn products; Support USDA Rulemaking Docket No. FSIS 2022-0015regarding voluntary label Product of the U.S.A. or Made in the U.S.A.; Support H.R. 4323 - Safeguarding American Value-Added Exports Act;

Provided comments that oppose certain provisions while supporting other provisions of USDA rulemaking on Inclusive Competition and Market Integrity Under the Packers and Stockyards Act; Support S.J.Res.25 and H.J.Res.59,resolutions to rescind the Department of Labor's rulemaking regarding Adverse Effect Wage Rate;

Oppose Securities and Exchange Commission proposed rule, The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate Related Disclosures for Investors; Support for including in the 2023 Farm Bill reauthorization language under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) that codifies state oversight of pesticides at the state level; Requested improvements to the US EPA's Endangered Species Act (ESA) Workplan Update: Nontarget Species Mitigation for Registration Review and Other FIFRA Action; Oppose changes included in US EPA's Pesticide Registration Review: Proposed Interim Decisions for the Rodenticides; Support HR 1018 Protect Farmers from the SEC Act; Support S. 391 Protect Farmers from the SEC Act; Oppose certain elements of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) rulemaking related to Section 10 Endangered Species Act (ESA) permit regulations;

Support for Rural Utilities Service telecommunications programs, including the ReConnect Loan and Grant Program the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program, and Community Connect Program;

Support funding priorities such as crop insurance, Title I commodity programs, trade promotion and working land conservation programs in the Farm Bill; Support H.R. 1459/S. 720- PRECISE Act; Support H.R. 1495/S. 719 - PAL Act; Support S. 1014 - Dairy Pricing Opportunity Act; Support S. 1488 - EATS Act; Support petition for USDA Federal Milk Marketing Order Hearing on milk prices including Class III or IV formula, Class III component and price calculations, Class I differentials, component values into Class III and IV price formulas and Class III and IV make allowances; Support H.R. 1147 - Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act;

Support certain provisions while expressing concern of other provisions in the EPA Renewable Fuel Standards for 2023, 2024 and 2025; Support H.R. 1 - Lower Energy Costs Act; Support U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issuing an emergency fuel waiver to allow E15 gasoline blend-to be sold during the summer driving season;

Oppose Securities and Exchange Commission proposed rule, The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate Related Disclosures for Investors; Support for including in the 2023 Farm Bill reauthorization language under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) that codifies state oversight of pesticides at the state level; Requested improvements to the US EPA's Endangered Species Act (ESA) Workplan Update: Nontarget Species Mitigation for Registration Review and Other FIFRA Action; Oppose changes included in US EPA's Pesticide Registration Review: Proposed Interim Decisions for the Rodenticides; Support HR 1018 Protect Farmers from the SEC Act; Support S. 391 Protect Farmers from the SEC Act;

Opposed Department of Labor (DOL) final rule on Adverse Effect Wage Rate Methodology for the Temporary Employment of H-2A Nonimmigrants in Non-Range Occupations in the United States; Oppose Department of Homeland Security rulemaking U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Fee Schedule and Changes to Certain Other Immigration Benefit Request Requirements; Support S. 874 - Farm Operations Support Act;

Oppose USEPA rulemaking on definition of Waters of the United States under the federal Clean Water Act; Support certain provision and oppose certain provision of the US EPA rulemaking on Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter;

Support for appropriations in the following areas: Agricultural Research, Crop Protection; Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority (AgARDA); Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN); Rural Utilities Service telecommunications programs; Business and Industry Loan Program, Value-Added Producer Grant Program, and the Rural Innovation Stronger Economy Program, Community Facilities Direct Loan and Grant Program and Community Facilities Loan Guarantee Program; Foreign Agricultural Service, Emerging Markets Program and Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops Program

Provided comments that oppose certain provisions while supporting other provisions of USDA rulemaking on Inclusive Competition and Market Integrity Under the Packers and Stockyards Act;

Support certain provisions while expressing concern of other provisions in the EPA Renewable Fuel Standards for 2023, 2024 and 2025; Support H.R. 1 - Lower Energy Costs Act;

Oppose capital gains tax increases and elimination of the stepped up basis provision in the administration's FY24 budget proposal;

Discussed general importance of infrastructure to agriculture and need for roads/bridges, ports, waterways (locks/dams) and funding for all these systems along with our highways; Sought out flexibility in the Hours of Service requirements for agricultural transportation; Support S.792 HAULS Act; Support S. 3580 and H.R. 4996, the Ocean Shipping Reform Act; Support for the U.S. Department of Transportations Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) extension of modified expanded national emergency declaration to provide hours-of-service regulatory relief to commercial vehicle drivers transporting emergency relief; Concern over expiration of labor contract between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association; Support the draft Freight Rail Shipping Fair Market Act (FRSFMA); Urged Congress to act to avoid significant economic damage to U.S. supply chains and further uncertainty for rail customers in the event rail labor and railroads failed to reach agreement;

Raised concerns regarding H.R. 1603 Farm Workforce Modernization Act; Need for general immigration reform/H2A program reform; Raised concerns regarding H-2A Visa processing with the closure of consulates/embassies; Raised concern over the Department of Homeland Security vaccine requirements for non-U.S. citizens traveling to the United States through land ports of entry and ferry terminals. Raised concern with status of overall border security.

Support for inclusion of E15 as a year round option in our fueling standards including H.R.4410 - Year-Round Fuel Choice Act of 2021 and S.2339 - Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act; Support for changes to E15 labeling and underground storage tank standards; General regulatory reform; Support for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and shared concerns about Small Refinery Waivers; Support final passage of S. 1251, the Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2021; Expressed concern with US EPA and the Army Corp decision to initiate a new rulemaking process in regard to the navigable waters rule within the Clean Water Act; Opposition to SECs Proposed Rules on the Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors (File No.S7-10-22); Concerns with EPA rules on pesticides: Docket No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0746, Pesticide Registration Review: Proposed Interim Decisions for Several Pesticides; Support S.J.Res. 55, a joint resolution of disapproval on the Council on Environmental Qualitys (CEQ) National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) implementing regulations; Support H.J.Res. 91, a joint resolution of disapproval on the Council on Environmental Qualitys (CEQ) National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) implementing regulations; Requested extension of comment period on Proposed Rule, Designation of Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid (PFOS) as CERCLA Hazardous Substances; EPA-HQOLEM-2019-0341; 87 Fed. Reg. 54415; Concern over EPAs Draft Endangered Species Act (ESA) Biological Evaluation for Sulfoxaflor Docket for Public Comment (EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0889);

Supported funding of research regarding water quality best management practices adoption in the Western Lake Eric Basin; Support EPA Council on PFAS to develop a comprehensive agency approach to addressing per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS); Support maintaining the Navigable Waters Protection Rule and called for a clear and certain definition of Waters of the United States under the Clean Water Act via submitted comments on Revised Definition of Waters of the United States 86 Fed. Reg. 69,372.

Supported amendments to H.R. 8294, the fiscal year (FY) 2023 spending bill

Solar energy leasing issues; Pipeline safety, repair and remediation issues; Support for year round E15 fuel option; Support for the Renewable Fuel Standard and limit small refinery exemptions; Review of FERC pipeline recommendations; PJM interconnection rules; Requested the administration remove barriers to domestic energy production including increasing the production of biofuels, which have reduced Americas dependence on foreign crude oil while creating jobs in rural America. Support for tax credits for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) based on the most updated and accurate science-based lifecycle carbon assessment (LCA) methods.

Discussions on implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) - all proposed rules with the focus on rules for Growing, Harvesting, Packing and Holding Produce for Human Consumption; Supported use of common food names in trade negotiations.

Need for general immigration reform/H2A program revamp; Raised concerns about Farm Workforce Modernization Act; Raised concerns about H-2A Visa processing with the closure of consulates/embassies; Opposed S. 53 and H.R. 603 Raise the Wage Act; Called for Department of Justice to provide status report update with regard to ongoing investigation of the Packers and Stockyards Act compliance within the meat packing industry; Concern over provisions in H.R. 2193, the Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act of 2021;

Discussions on importance of trade with China for U.S. agriculture; Support enforcement of the United States-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) Trade Agreement; General support for moving forward with new trade agreements with UK and Japan; Support for Phase One of the U.S. China Trade Agreement; Supported use of common food names in trade negotiations; Voiced concerns over U.S. International Trade Commission Investigation No. 701-TA-668-669 and 731-TA-1565-1566 (Preliminary) regarding imports of urea ammonium nitrate solutions from Russia and Trinidad and Tobago; Support certain objectives for discussions with Taiwan that contribute to an improved trading system for agricultural products in the region -Docket Number USTR-2022-0005; Support Doug McKalip as Chief Agricultural Negotiator at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative; Support for High-Level Economic Dialogue (HLED) between the United States and Mexico.

Opposed the Sensible Taxation and Equity Promotion (STEP) Act; Support for H.R. 2370 Death Tax Repeal Act; Support the continuation of Sec. 1031 Like Kind Exchanges; Support H.R. 1381 and S. 480 Main Street Tax Certainty Act; Opposed the elimination of the 199A small business deduction; Opposed removal of capital gains tax step up in basis provisions; Opposed tax increases included in H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act; Opposed expanding the Net Investment Income Tax (NIIT) and extending the so-called excess business loss limitation for noncorporate taxpayers;

Support for the development and expansion of rural broadband/communication technology; Support for Broadband for Rural America Act which would provide greater investment in USDA rural broadband programs as well as foster greater coordination among federal broadband deployment efforts; Support for S. 1695 and H.R. 3193 , the Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility Act, a bill that would expand access to broadband by allowing distressed communities to utilize Economic Development Administration grants for broadband deployment; Support of H.R. 3369 the Broadband for Rural America Act; Support for S. Res. 712, recognizing the need for greater access to rural and agricultural media programming.

Support for inclusion of E15 as a year round option in our fueling standards including H.R.4410 - Year-Round Fuel Choice Act of 2021 and S.2339 - Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act; Support for changes to E15 labeling and underground storage tank standards; General regulatory reform; Support for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and shared concerns about Small Refinery Waivers; Support final passage of S. 1251, the Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2021; Expressed concern with US EPA and the Army Corp decision to initiate a new rulemaking process in regard to the navigable waters rule within the Clean Water Act; Opposition to SECs Proposed Rules on the Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors (File No.S7-10-22); Concerns with EPA rules on pesticides: Docket No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0746, Pesticide Registration Review: Proposed Interim Decisions for Several Pesticides; Support S.J.Res. 55, a joint resolution of disapproval on the Council on Environmental Qualitys (CEQ) National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) implementing regulations; Support H.J.Res. 91, a joint resolution of disapproval on the Council on Environmental Qualitys (CEQ) National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) implementing regulations; Requested extension of comment period on Proposed Rule, Designation of Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid (PFOS) as CERCLA Hazardous Substances; EPA-HQOLEM-2019-0341; 87 Fed. Reg. 54415; Concern over EPAs Draft Endangered Species Act (ESA) Biological Evaluation for Sulfoxaflor Docket for Public Comment (EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0889);

Discussions on importance of trade with China for U.S. agriculture; Support enforcement of the United States-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) Trade Agreement; General support for moving forward with new trade agreements with UK and Japan; Support for Phase One of the U.S. China Trade Agreement; Supported use of common food names in trade negotiations; Voiced concerns over U.S. International Trade Commission Investigation No. 701-TA-668-669 and 731-TA-1565-1566 (Preliminary) regarding imports of urea ammonium nitrate solutions from Russia and Trinidad and Tobago; Support certain objectives for discussions with Taiwan that contribute to an improved trading system for agricultural products in the region -Docket Number USTR-2022-0005; Support Doug McKalip as Chief Agricultural Negotiator at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative; Support for High-Level Economic Dialogue (HLED) between the United States and Mexico.

Supported amendments to H.R. 8294, the fiscal year (FY) 2023 spending bill

Solar energy leasing issues; Pipeline safety, repair and remediation issues; Support for year round E15 fuel option; Support for the Renewable Fuel Standard and limit small refinery exemptions; Review of FERC pipeline recommendations; PJM interconnection rules; Requested the administration remove barriers to domestic energy production including increasing the production of biofuels, which have reduced Americas dependence on foreign crude oil while creating jobs in rural America. Support for tax credits for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) based on the most updated and accurate science-based lifecycle carbon assessment (LCA) methods.

Farm Bill implementation (Crop Insurance, Dairy Programs/Margin Protection, Market Access Program, Foreign Market Development, Conservation, Young Farmers and Ranchers, ARC/PLC); Discussed implementation of Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) and Conservation Reserve Program (CRP); Overall health of the farm economy; Discussed Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) SAFE; Supported Federal Milk Marketing Order Reform; Supported review of livestock markets with U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA); Supported Agriculture Quarantine Inspection (AQI) funding. Oppose mandated mandatory minimum cash trade provisions of S.4030, the revised Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act of 2022 Support for H.R. 1861, the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2021; Support for H.R. 818, the Giving Increased Variety to Ensure Milk into the Lives of Kids (GIVE MILK) Act; Expressed concern over cattle marketing provisions while expressing support for other provisions included in the Lower Food and Fuel Cost Act, H.R. 7606; Access to Fertilizer: Competition and Supply Chain Concerns (AMS-AMS-22-0027-0001); Support for numerous provisions in H.R. 8294, the fiscal year 2023 appropriations bill; Concerns on Fish and Wildlife Service Proposed Rule on Experimental Populations Docket No. FWS-HQ-ES-2021-0033; Concern and support for provisions of USDA Packers and Stockyard Division proposed rules Doc. No. AMS-FTPP-21-0044, June 8, 2022, Pages 34980-35031; Opposition and support for certain provisions H. R. 5376 the Inflation Reduction Act; Support and concern over provisions in the Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) on Poultry Growing Tournament Systems - Doc. No. AMS-FTPP-22-0046;

Support for the development and expansion of rural broadband/communication technology; Support for Broadband for Rural America Act which would provide greater investment in USDA rural broadband programs as well as foster greater coordination among federal broadband deployment efforts; Support for S. 1695 and H.R. 3193 , the Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility Act, a bill that would expand access to broadband by allowing distressed communities to utilize Economic Development Administration grants for broadband deployment; Support of H.R. 3369 the Broadband for Rural America Act; Support for S. Res. 712, recognizing the need for greater access to rural and agricultural media programming.

Discussions on implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) - all proposed rules with the focus on rules for Growing, Harvesting, Packing and Holding Produce for Human Consumption; Supported use of common food names in trade negotiations.

Raised concerns regarding H.R. 1603 Farm Workforce Modernization Act; Need for general immigration reform/H2A program reform; Raised concerns regarding H-2A Visa processing with the closure of consulates/embassies; Raised concern over the Department of Homeland Security vaccine requirements for non-U.S. citizens traveling to the United States through land ports of entry and ferry terminals. Raised concern with status of overall border security.

Need for general immigration reform/H2A program revamp; Raised concerns about Farm Workforce Modernization Act; Raised concerns about H-2A Visa processing with the closure of consulates/embassies; Opposed S. 53 and H.R. 603 Raise the Wage Act; Called for Department of Justice to provide status report update with regard to ongoing investigation of the Packers and Stockyards Act compliance within the meat packing industry; Concern over provisions in H.R. 2193, the Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act of 2021;

Discussed general importance of infrastructure to agriculture and need for roads/bridges, ports, waterways (locks/dams) and funding for all these systems along with our highways; Sought out flexibility in the Hours of Service requirements for agricultural transportation; Support S.792 HAULS Act; Support S. 3580 and H.R. 4996, the Ocean Shipping Reform Act; Support for the U.S. Department of Transportations Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) extension of modified expanded national emergency declaration to provide hours-of-service regulatory relief to commercial vehicle drivers transporting emergency relief; Concern over expiration of labor contract between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association; Support the draft Freight Rail Shipping Fair Market Act (FRSFMA); Urged Congress to act to avoid significant economic damage to U.S. supply chains and further uncertainty for rail customers in the event rail labor and railroads failed to reach agreement;

Supported funding of research regarding water quality best management practices adoption in the Western Lake Eric Basin; Support EPA Council on PFAS to develop a comprehensive agency approach to addressing per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS); Support maintaining the Navigable Waters Protection Rule and called for a clear and certain definition of Waters of the United States under the Clean Water Act via submitted comments on Revised Definition of Waters of the United States 86 Fed. Reg. 69,372.

Raised concerns regarding H.R. 1603 Farm Workforce Modernization Act; Need for general immigration reform/H2A program reform; Raised concerns regarding H-2A Visa processing with the closure of consulates/embassies; Raised concern over the Department of Homeland Security vaccine requirements for non-U.S. citizens traveling to the United States through land ports of entry and ferry terminals. Raised concern with status of overall border security.

Discussed general importance of infrastructure to agriculture and need for roads/bridges, ports, waterways (locks/dams) and funding for all these systems along with our highways; Sought out flexibility in the Hours of Service requirements for agricultural transportation; Support S.792 HAULS Act; Support S. 3580 and H.R. 4996, the Ocean Shipping Reform Act; Support for the U.S. Department of Transportations Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has extended their modified expanded national emergency declaration to provide hours-of-service regulatory relief to commercial vehicle drivers transporting emergency relief Support for H.R. 3684, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

Support for the development and expansion of rural broadband/communication technology; Support for Broadband for Rural America Act which would provide greater investment in USDA rural broadband programs as well as foster greater coordination among federal broadband deployment efforts; Support for S. 1695 and H.R. 3193 , the Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility Act, a bill that would expand access to broadband by allowing distressed communities to utilize Economic Development Administration grants for broadband deployment; Support of H.R. 3369 the Broadband for Rural America Act.

Opposed the Sensible Taxation and Equity Promotion (STEP) Act; Support for H.R. 2370 Death Tax Repeal Act; Support the continuation of Sec. 1031 Like Kind Exchanges; Support H.R. 1381 and S. 480 Main Street Tax Certainty Act; Opposed the elimination of the 199A small business deduction; Opposed removal of capital gains tax step up in basis provisions; Opposed tax increases included in H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act.

Discussions on implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) - all proposed rules with the focus on rules for Growing, Harvesting, Packing and Holding Produce for Human Consumption; Supported use of common food names in trade negotiations.

Farm Bill implementation (Crop Insurance, Dairy Programs/Margin Protection, Market Access Program, Foreign Market Development, Conservation, Young Farmers and Ranchers, ARC/PLC); Discussed implementation of Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) and Conservation Reserve Program (CRP); Overall health of the farm economy; Discussed Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) SAFE; Supported Federal Milk Marketing Order Reform; Supported review of livestock markets with U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA); Supported Agriculture Quarantine Inspection (AQI) funding. Oppose mandated mandatory minimum cash trade provisions of S.4030, the revised Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act of 2022 Support for H.R. 1861, the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2021; Support for H.R. 818, the Giving Increased Variety to Ensure Milk into the Lives of Kids (GIVE MILK) Act; Expressed concern over cattle marketing provisions while expressing support for other provisions included in the Lower Food and Fuel Cost Act, H.R. 7606.

Discussions on importance of trade with China for U.S. agriculture; Support enforcement of the United States-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) Trade Agreement; General support for moving forward with new trade agreements with UK and Japan; Support for Phase One of the U.S. China Trade Agreement; Supported use of common food names in trade negotiations; Voiced concerns over U.S. International Trade Commission Investigation No. 701-TA-668-669 and 731-TA-1565-1566 (Preliminary) regarding imports of urea ammonium nitrate solutions from Russia and Trinidad and Tobago.

Need for general immigration reform/H2A program revamp; Raised concerns about Farm Workforce Modernization Act; Raised concerns about H-2A Visa processing with the closure of consulates/embassies; Discussed need for farm workers and food processing workers to received COVID-19 vaccinations; Opposed S. 53 and H.R. 603 Raise the Wage Act; Called for Depatment of Justice to provide status report update with regard to ongoing investigation of the Packers and Stockyards Act compliance within the meat packing industry.

Supported amendments to H.R. 8294, the fiscal year (FY) 2023 spending bill.

Support for the development and expansion of rural broadband/communication technology; Support for Broadband for Rural America Act which would provide greater investment in USDA rural broadband programs as well as foster greater coordination among federal broadband deployment efforts; Support for S. 1695 and H.R. 3193 , the Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility Act, a bill that would expand access to broadband by allowing distressed communities to utilize Economic Development Administration grants for broadband deployment; Support of H.R. 3369 the Broadband for Rural America Act.

Solar energy leasing issues; Pipeline safety, repair and remediation issues; Support for year round E15 fuel option; Support for the Renewable Fuel Standard and limit small refinery exemptions; Review of FERC pipeline recommendations; PJM interconnection rules; Requested the administration remove barriers to domestic energy production including increasing the production of biofuels, which have reduced Americas dependence on foreign crude oil while creating jobs in rural America. Support for tax credits for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) based on the most updated and accurate science-based lifecycle carbon assessment (LCA) methods.

Support for agriculture provisions in the FY 2023 omnibus appropriations bill, H.R. 2471.

Support for inclusion of E15 as a year round option in our fueling standards including H.R.4410 - Year-Round Fuel Choice Act of 2021 and S.2339 - Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act; Support for changes to E15 labeling and underground storage tank standards; General regulatory reform; Support for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and shared concerns about Small Refinery Waivers; Support final passage of S. 1251, the Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2021; Expressed concern with US EPA and the Army Corp decision to initiate a new rulemaking process in regard to the navigable waters rule within the Clean Water Act.

Need for general immigration reform/H2A program revamp; Raised concerns about Farm Workforce Modernization Act; Raised concerns about H-2A Visa processing with the closure of consulates/embassies; Discussed need for farm workers and food processing workers to received COVID-19 vaccinations; Opposed S. 53 and H.R. 603 Raise the Wage Act; Called for Depatment of Justice to provide status report update with regard to ongoing investigation of the Packers and Stockyards Act compliance within the meat packing industry.

Discussed general importance of infrastructure to agriculture and need for roads/bridges, ports, waterways (locks/dams) and funding for all these systems along with our highways; Sought out flexibility in the Hours of Service requirements for agricultural transportation; Support S.792 HAULS Act; Support S. 3580 and H.R. 4996, the Ocean Shipping Reform Act; Support for the U.S. Department of Transportations Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has extended their modified expanded national emergency declaration to provide hours-of-service regulatory relief to commercial vehicle drivers transporting emergency relief Support for H.R. 3684, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

Discussions to support for funding for the Sea Grants and Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI); Supported funding of research regarding water quality best management practices adoption in the Western Lake Eric Basin; Support EPA Council on PFAS to develop a comprehensive agency approach to addressing per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS); Support maintaining the Navigable Waters Protection Rule and called for a clear and certain definition of Waters of the United States under the Clean Water Act via submitted comments on Revised Definition of Waters of the United States 86 Fed. Reg. 69,372.

Discussions on importance of trade with China for U.S. agriculture; Support enforcement of the United States-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) Trade Agreement; General support for moving forward with new trade agreements with UK and Japan; Support for Phase One of the U.S. China Trade Agreement; Supported use of common food names in trade negotiations; Voiced concerns over U.S. International Trade Commission Investigation No. 701-TA-668-669 and 731-TA-1565-1566 (Preliminary) regarding imports of urea ammonium nitrate solutions from Russia and Trinidad and Tobago.

Raised concerns regarding H.R. 1603 Farm Workforce Modernization Act; Need for general immigration reform/H2A program reform; Raised concerns regarding H-2A Visa processing with the closure of consulates/embassies; Raised concern over the Department of Homeland Security vaccine requirements for non-U.S. citizens traveling to the United States through land ports of entry and ferry terminals. Raised concern with status of overall border security.

Farm Bill implementation (Crop Insurance, Dairy Programs/Margin Protection, Market Access Program, Foreign Market Development, Conservation, Young Farmers and Ranchers, ARC/PLC); Discussed implementation of Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) and Conservation Reserve Program (CRP); Overall health of the farm economy; Discussed Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) SAFE; Supported Federal Milk Marketing Order Reform; Supported review of livestock markets with U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA); Supported Agriculture Quarantine Inspection (AQI) funding. Supported S. 543 Cattle Market Transparency Act; Support for H.R. 1861, the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2021; Support for H.R. 818, the Giving Increased Variety to Ensure Milk into the Lives of Kids (GIVE MILK) Act; Supported maintaining New Swine Slaughter Inspection System (NSIS);

Raised concerns regarding H.R. 1603 Farm Workforce Modernization Act; Discussed need for farm worker COVID-19 vaccinations; Need for general immigration reform/H2A program revamp; Raised concerns regarding H-2A Visa processing with the closure of consulates/embassies; Raised concern with status of overal border security.

Discussions on importance of trade with China for U.S. agriculture; Support enforcement of the United States-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) Trade Agreement; General support for moving forward with new trade agreements with UK and Japan; Support for Phase One of the U.S. China Trade Agreement; Supported use of common food names in trade negotiations; Voiced concerns over U.S. International Trade Commission Investigation No. 701-TA-668-669 and 731-TA-1565-1566 (Preliminary) regarding imports of urea ammonium nitrate solutions from Russia and Trinidad and Tobago.

Support for inclusion of E15 as a year round option in our fueling standards including H.R.4410 - Year-Round Fuel Choice Act of 2021 and S.2339 - Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act; Support for changes to E15 labeling and underground storage tank standards; General regulatory reform; Support for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and shared concerns about Small Refinery Waivers; Support final passage of S. 1251, the Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2021; Expressed concern with US EPA and the Army Corp decision to initiate a new rulemaking process in regard to the navigable waters rule within the Clean Water Act.

Support for the development and expansion of rural broadband/communication technology; Support for Broadband for Rural America Act which would provide greater investment in USDA rural broadband programs as well as foster greater coordination among federal broadband deployment efforts; Support for S. 1695 and H.R. 3193 , the Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility Act, a bill that would expand access to broadband by allowing distressed communities to utilize Economic Development Administration grants for broadband deployment; Support of H.R. 3369 the Broadband for Rural America Act.

Opposed the Sensible Taxation and Equity Promotion (STEP) Act; Support for H.R. 2370 Death Tax Repeal Act; Support the continuation of Sec. 1031 Like Kind Exchanges; Support H.R. 1381 and S. 480 Main Street Tax Certainty Act; Opposed the elimination of the 199A small business deduction; Opposed removal of capital gains tax step up in basis provisions; Opposed tax increases included in H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act.

Discussions to support for funding for the Sea Grants and Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI); Supported funding of research regarding water quality best management practices adoption in the Western Lake Eric Basin; Support EPA Council on PFAS to develop a comprehensive agency approach to addressing per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS); Support maintaining the Navigable Waters Protection Rule; Called for a clear and certain definition of Waters of the United States under the Clean Water Act.

Solar energy leasing issues; Pipeline safety, repair and remediation issues; Support for year round E15 fuel option; Support for the Renewable Fuel Standard and limit small refinery exemptions; Review of FERC pipeline recommendations; PJM interconnection rules; Support for changes to E15 labeling and underground storage tank standards; Support for tax credits for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) based on the most updated and accurate science-based lifecycle carbon assessment (LCA) methods.

Discussions on implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) - all proposed rules with the focus on rules for Growing, Harvesting, Packing and Holding Produce for Human Consumption; Supported use of common food names in trade negotiations.

Discussions on implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) - all proposed rules with the focus on rules for Growing, Harvesting, Packing and Holding Produce for Human Consumption; Supported use of common food names in trade negotiations.

Discussed general importance of infrastructure to agriculture and need for roads/bridges, ports, waterways (locks/dams) and funding for all these systems along with our highways; Sought out flexibility in the Hours of Service requirements for agricultural transportation; Support S.792 HAULS Act; Support S. 2016, the bipartisan Surface Transportation Investment Act.

Farm Bill implementation (Crop Insurance, Dairy Programs/Margin Protection, Market Access Program, Foreign Market Development, Conservation, Young Farmers and Ranchers, ARC/PLC); Discussed implementation of Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) and Conservation Reserve Program (CRP); Overall health of the farm economy; Discussed Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) SAFE; Supported Federal Milk Marketing Order Reform; Supported review of livestock markets with U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA); Supported Agriculture Quarantine Inspection (AQI) funding. Supported S. 543 Cattle Market Transparency Act; Support for H.R. 1861, the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2021; Support for H.R. 818, the Giving Increased Variety to Ensure Milk into the Lives of Kids (GIVE MILK) Act; Supported maintaining New Swine Slaughter Inspection System (NSIS); Support for USDA to expedite the rulemaking process to administer direct payments to contract chicken and hog growers which was authorized by Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) of 2021.

Support for inclusion of E15 as a year round option in our fueling standards including H.R.4410 - Year-Round Fuel Choice Act of 2021 and S.2339 - Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act; Support for changes to E15 labeling and underground storage tank standards; General regulatory reform; Support for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and shared concerns about Small Refinery Waivers; Support final passage of S. 1251, the Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2021; Expressed concern with US EPA and the Army Corp decision to initiate a new rulemaking process in regard to the navigable waters rule within the Clean Water Act.

Discussions to support for funding for the Sea Grants and Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI); Supported funding of research regarding water quality best management practices adoption in the Western Lake Eric Basin; Support EPA Council on PFAS to develop a comprehensive agency approach to addressing per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS); Support maintaining the Navigable Waters Protection Rule; Called for a clear and certain definition of Waters of the United States under the Clean Water Act.

Discussions on importance of trade with China for U.S. agriculture; Support enforcement of the United States-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) Trade Agreement; General support for moving forward with new trade agreements with UK and Japan; Support for Phase One of the U.S. China Trade Agreement; Supported use of common food names in trade negotiations; Voiced concerns over U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) Investigation Nos. 701-TA-650-651 determination on phosphate fertilizers from Morocco and Russia; Voiced concerns over U.S. International Trade Commission Investigation No. 701-TA-668-669 and 731-TA-1565-1566 (Preliminary) regarding imports of urea ammonium nitrate solutions from Russia and Trinidad and Tobago.

Support for the development and expansion of rural broadband/communication technology; Support for Broadband for Rural America Act which would provide greater investment in USDA rural broadband programs as well as foster greater coordination among federal broadband deployment efforts; Support for S. 1695 and H.R. 3193 , the Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility Act, a bill that would expand access to broadband by allowing distressed communities to utilize Economic Development Administration grants for broadband deployment; Support of H.R. 3369 the Broadband for Rural America Act.

Support for USDA to expedite the rulemaking process to administer direct payments to contract chicken and hog growers which was authorized by Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) of 2021; Support for the FY 2022 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act to include language that limits OSHA enforcement on farms with fewer than ten employees; Concern over funding shortfall facing the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Agriculture Quarantine Inspection (AQI) program.

Need for general immigration reform/H2A program revamp; Raised concerns about Farm Workforce Modernization Act; Raised concerns about H-2A Visa processing with the closure of consulates/embassies; Discussed need for farm workers and food processing workers to received COVID-19 vaccinations; Opposed S. 53 and H.R. 603 Raise the Wage Act; Called for Depatment of Justice to provide status report update with regard to ongoing investigation of the Packers and Stockyards Act compliance within the meat packing industry.

Support for inclusion of E15 as a year round option in our fueling standards; Support for changes to E15 labeling and under ground storage tank standards; General regulatory reform; Support for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and shared concerns about Small Refinery Waivers; Support final passage of S. 1251, the Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2021; Expressed concern with US EPA and the Army Corp decision to initiate a new rulemaking process in regard to the navigibale waters rule within the Clean Water Act.

Farm Bill implementation (Crop Insurance, Dairy Programs/Margin Protection, Market Access Program, Foreign Market Development, Conservation, Young Farmers and Ranchers, ARC/PLC); Discussed implementation of Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) and Conservation Reserve Program (CRP); Overall health of the farm economy; Discussed Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) SAFE; Supported Federal Milk Marketing Order Reform; Supported review of livestock markets with U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA); Supported Agriculture Quarantine Inspection (AQI) funding. Supported S. 543 Cattle Market Transparency Act; Support for H.R. 1861, the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2021; Support for H.R. 818, the Giving Increased Variety to Ensure Milk into the Lives of Kids (GIVE MILK) Act; Supported maintaining New Swine Slaughter Inspection System (NSIS); Support for USDA to expedite the rulemaking process to administer direct payments to contract chicken and hog growers which was authorized by Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) of 2021.

Opposed the Sensible Taxation and Equity Promotion (STEP) Act; Support for H.R. 2370 Death Tax Repeal Act; Support the continuation of Sec. 1031 Like Kind Exchanges; Support H.R. 1381 and S. 480 Main Street Tax Certainty Act.

Solar energy leasing issues; Pipeline safety, repair and remediation issues; Support for year round E15 fuel option; Support for the Renewable Fuel Standard and limit small refinery exemptions; Review of FERC pipeline recommendations; PJM interconnection rules; Support for changes to E15 labeling and underground storage tank standards;

Discussed general importance of infrastructure to agriculture and need for roads/bridges, ports, waterways (locks/dams) and funding for all these systems along with our highways; Sought out flexibility in the Hours of Service requirements for agricultural transportation; Support S.792 HAULS Act; Support S. 2016, the bipartisan Surface Transportation Investment Act.

Discussions to support for funding for the Sea Grants and Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI); Supported funding of research regarding water quality best management practices adoption in the Western Lake Eric Basin; Support EPA Council on PFAS to develop a comprehensive agency approach to addressing per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS);

Raised concerns regarding H.R. 1603 Farm Workforce Modernization Act; Discussed need for farm worker COVID-19 vaccinations; Need for general immigration reform/H2A program revamp; Raised concerns regarding H-2A Visa processing with the closure of consulates/embassies; Raised concern with status of overal border security.

Discussions on implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) - all proposed rules with the focus on rules for Growing, Harvesting, Packing and Holding Produce for Human Consumption; Supported use of common food names in trade negotiations.

Supported reforms to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP); Support for USDA to expedite the rulemaking process to administer direct payments to contract chicken and hog growers which was authorized by Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) of 2021.

Discussions on importance of trade with China for U.S. agriculture; Support enforcement of the United States-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) Trade Agreement; General support for moving forward with new trade agreements with UK and Japan; Support for Phase One of the U.S. China Trade Agreement; Supported use of common food names in trade negotiations; Concerns over U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) Investigation Nos. 701-TA-650-651 determination on phosphate fertilizers from Morocco and Russia;

Discussions on implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) - all proposed rules with the focus on rules for Growing, Harvesting, Packing and Holding Produce for Human Consumption; Supported use of common food names in trade negotiations.

Opposed the Sensible Taxation and Equity Promotion (STEP) Act; Support for H.R. 2370 Death Tax Repeal Act; Support the continuation of Sec. 1031 Like Kind Exchanges; Support H.R. 1381 and S. 480 Main Street Tax Certainty Act.

Solar energy leasing issues; Pipeline safety, repair and remediation issues; Support for year round E15 fuel option; Support for the Renewable Fuel Standard and limit small refinery exemptions; Review of FERC pipeline recommendations; PJM interconnection rules; Support for changes to E15 labeling and underground storage tank standards

Discussed general importance of infrastructure to agriculture and need for roads/bridges, ports, waterways (locks/dams) and funding for all these systems along with our highways; Sought out flexibility in the Hours of Service requirements for agricultural transportation; Support S.792 HAULS Act.

Discussions on importance of trade with China for U.S. agriculture; Support enforcement of the United States-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) Trade Agreement; General support for moving forward with new trade agreements with UK and Japan; Support for Phase One of the U.S. China Trade Agreement; Supported use of common food names in trade negotiations; Concerns over U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) Investigation Nos. 701-TA-650-651 determination on phosphate fertilizers from Morocco and Russia;

Farm Bill implementation (Crop Insurance, Dairy Programs/Margin Protection, Market Access Program, Foreign Market Development, Conservation, Young Farmers and Ranchers, ARC/PLC); Discussed implementation of Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) and Conservation Reserve Program (CRP); Overall health of the farm economy; Discussed Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) SAFE; Advocated for agriculture industry to be considered critical and essential during COVID-19 restrictions; Advocated for agriculture industry to be included in Small Business Administration's Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL); Supported Federal Milk Marketing Order Reform; Supported review of livestock markets with U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA); Supported Agriculture Quarantine Inspection (AQI) funding. Supported Agriculture Title of HR 1319 American Rescue Plan; Supported S. 543 Cattle Market Transparency Act

Raised concerns regarding H.R. 1603 Farm Workforce Modernization Act; Discussed need for farm worker COVID-19 vaccinations; Need for general immigration reform/H2A program revamp; TN Visa program; Raised concerns regarding H-2A Visa processing with the closure of consulates/embassies.

Supported reforms to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP); Support for Agriculture and Nutrition Title of 2021 Budget Resolution.

Support for the development and expansion of rural broadband/communication technology.

Support for S.1149, the Main Street Tax Certainty Act, to make the Section 199A qualified business deduction permanent; Support for H.R. 218 Death Tax Repeal Act; Support for cash accounting with IRS and concerns about changes to definition of farming syndicate.

Discussed general importance of infrastructure to agriculture and need for roads/bridges, ports, waterways (locks/dams) and funding for all these systems along with our highways; Sought out flexibility in the Hours of Service requirements for agricultural transportation; Raised concerns with HR 5696 (Connecting America's Active Transportation System); Raised concerns with H.R. 2, the INVEST in America Act.

Support for the development and expansion of rural broadband/communication technology; Support for H.R.3162 - Broadband Data Improvement Act of 2019; Support for S. 1822 - the Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability (Broadband DATA).

Need for general immigration reform/H2A program revamp; TN Visa program; Raised concerns about H.R. 4916 and H.R. 5038 - Farm Workforce Modernization Act; Raised concerns about H-2A Visa processing with the closure of consulates/embassies.

Discussed solar energy leasing; Discussed pipeline safety in Ohio; Discussed pipeline repair and remediation; Support for inclusion of E15 as a year round option in our fueling standard; Support for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and shared concerns about Small Refinery Waivers; Review of FERC pipeline recommendations; Discussed PJM Interconnection rules; Shared comments raising concerns on No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2019-0136-0352; Renewable Fuel Standard Program: Standards for 2020 and Biomass-Based Diesel Volume for 2021, and Response to the Remand of the 2016 Standards; Support for H.R. 3006 - Renewable Fuel Standard Integrity Act; Discussed OMEGA, ARC and Buckeye Hills RC&D program activities.

Discussions to enable FMD and MAP export promotion work to take place in the Cuban market; Discussions on the enforcement of Title III in the Helms-Burton Act of 1996 in Cuban market; Discussions on importance of trade with China for U.S. agriculture; Support to move forward with the United States-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) Trade Agreement; Implementation and continuation of the Market Facilitation Program for trade assistance; General support for moving forward with new trade agreements with UK and Japan; Support for Phase One of the U.S. China Trade Agreement; Supported Agriculture Quarantine Inspection (AQI) funding; Supported use of common food names in trade negotiations.

Comments and discussions on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys (EPA) proposed rule - Revised definition of Waters of the United States under the Clean Water Act (CWA) - published in the Federal Register on February 14, 2019 (Vol. 84, No. 31, 4154-4220)- Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2018-0149; Discussions to support for funding for the Sea Grants and Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI); Supported S. 3894, the Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2020.

Support for inclusion of E15 as a year round option in our fueling standards; General regulatory reform; Support for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and shared concerns about Small Refinery Waivers; Shared comments raising concerns on No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2019-0136-0352; Renewable Fuel Standard Program: Standards for 2020 and Biomass-Based Diesel Volume for 2021, and Response to the Remand of the 2016 Standards; Support for H.R. 3006 - Renewable Fuel Standard Integrity Act; Supported S. 3894, the Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2020; Opposed HR 7940/S. 4406 Protect American's Children from Toxic Pesticides Act of 2020.

H.R. 268, the Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief 2019; Office relocation for USDA-NIFA and ERS Offices; Implementation and continuation of the Market Facilitation Program for trade assistance; Farm Bill implementation (Crop Insurance, Dairy Programs/Margin Protection, Market Access Program, Foreign Market Development, Conservation, Young Farmers and Ranchers, ARC/PLC); Authorization of funding for the Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production; Discussed implementation of Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) and Conservation Reserve Program (CRP); Overall health of the farm economy; USDA Secretarial Disaster Declaration for Ohio and for disaster assistance; Discussed Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) SAFE; Discussed the crop insurance "top up" from USDA for Prevented Planting; Support for S.2479 (Bison Labeling); Support for S.3548 (CARES Act); Advocated for agriculture industry to be considered critical and essential during COVID-19 restrictions; Discussed H.R. 5422, the Modernizing Agricultural and Manufacturing Bonds Act (MAMBA); Advocated for agriculture industry to be included in Small Business Administration's Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL); Supported review of livestock markets with Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Supported S. 3894, the Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2020; Supported Federal Milk Marketing Order Reform; Supported review of livestock markets with U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA); Opposed HR 7940/S. 4406 Protect American's Children from Toxic Pesticides Act of 2020; Opposed HR 8319 - Funding for the Commodity Credit Corp; Supported Agriculture Quarantine Inspection (AQI) funding.

Discussions on implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) - all proposed rules with the focus on rules for Growing, Harvesting, Packing and Holding Produce for Human Consumption; Support for S.2479 (Bison Labeling); Supported use of common food names in trade negotiations.

Discussed general importance of infrastructure to agriculture and need for roads/bridges, ports, waterways (locks/dams) and funding for all these systems along with our highways; Sought out flexibility in the Hours of Service requirements for agricultural transportation; Raised concerns with HR 5696 (Connecting America's Active Transportation System); Raised concerns with H.R. 2, the INVEST in America Act.

H.R. 268, the Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief 2019; Authorization of funding for the Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production; Discussions on impact of Government Shutdown and need to reopen government; Sought direct payments, direct food purchases and loan access through S.3548 (CARES Act); Opposed HR 8319 - Funding for the Commodity Credit Corp; Supported Agriculture Quarantine Inspection (AQI) funding; Supported reforms to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) through the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021.

Discussed solar energy leasing; Discussed pipeline safety in Ohio; Discussed pipeline repair and remediation; Support for inclusion of E15 as a year round option in our fueling standard; Support for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and shared concerns about Small Refinery Waivers; Review of FERC pipeline recommendations; Discussed PJM Interconnection rules; Shared comments raising concerns on No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2019-0136-0352; Renewable Fuel Standard Program: Standards for 2020 and Biomass-Based Diesel Volume for 2021, and Response to the Remand of the 2016 Standards; Support for H.R. 3006 - Renewable Fuel Standard Integrity Act; Discussed OMEGA, ARC and Buckeye Hills RC&D program activities.

H.R. 268, the Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief 2019; Office relocation for USDA-NIFA and ERS Offices; Implementation and continuation of the Market Facilitation Program for trade assistance; Farm Bill implementation (Crop Insurance, Dairy Programs/Margin Protection, Market Access Program, Foreign Market Development, Conservation, Young Farmers and Ranchers, ARC/PLC); Authorization of funding for the Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production; Discussed implementation of Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) and Conservation Reserve Program (CRP); Overall health of the farm economy; USDA Secretarial Disaster Declaration for Ohio and for disaster assistance; Discussed Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) SAFE; Discussed the crop insurance "top up" from USDA for Prevented Planting; Support for S.2479 (Bison Labeling); Support for S.3548 (CARES Act); Advocated for agriculture industry to be considered critical and essential during COVID-19 restrictions; Discussed H.R. 5422, the Modernizing Agricultural and Manufacturing Bonds Act (MAMBA); Advocated for agriculture industry to be included in Small Business Administration's Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL); Supported review of livestock markets with Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Supported S. 3894, the Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2020; Supported Federal Milk Marketing Order Reform; Supported review of livestock markets with U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA); Opposed HR 7940/S. 4406 Protect American's Children from Toxic Pesticides Act of 2020; Opposed HR 8319 - Funding for the Commodity Credit Corp; Supported Agriculture Quarantine Inspection (AQI) funding.

Comments and discussions on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys (EPA) proposed rule - Revised definition of Waters of the United States under the Clean Water Act (CWA) - published in the Federal Register on February 14, 2019 (Vol. 84, No. 31, 4154-4220)- Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2018-0149; Discussions to support for funding for the Sea Grants and Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI); Supported S. 3894, the Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2020.

Support for the development and expansion of rural broadband/communication technology; Support for H.R.3162 - Broadband Data Improvement Act of 2019; Support for S. 1822 - the Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability (Broadband DATA).

Need for general immigration reform/H2A program revamp; TN Visa program; Raised concerns about H.R. 4916 and H.R. 5038 - Farm Workforce Modernization Act; Raised concerns about H-2A Visa processing with the closure of consulates/embassies.

Discussions to enable FMD and MAP export promotion work to take place in the Cuban market; Discussions on the enforcement of Title III in the Helms-Burton Act of 1996 in Cuban market; Discussions on importance of trade with China for U.S. agriculture; Support to move forward with the United States-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) Trade Agreement; Implementation and continuation of the Market Facilitation Program for trade assistance; General support for moving forward with new trade agreements with UK and Japan; Support for Phase One of the U.S. China Trade Agreement; Supported Agriculture Quarantine Inspection (AQI) funding; Supported use of common food names in trade negotiations.

As an agricultural association we advocate on general agricultural issues including farm policy, trade, energy, water quality, environmental regulations, transportation infrastructure, communications infrastructure, labor issues and more.

As an agricultural association we advocate on general agricultural issues including farm policy, trade, energy, water quality, environmental regulations, transportation infrastructure, communications infrastructure, labor issues and more.

As an agricultural association we advocate on general agricultural issues including farm policy, trade, energy, water quality, environmental regulations, transportation infrastructure, communications infrastructure, labor issues and more.

As an agricultural association we advocate on general agricultural issues including farm policy, trade, energy, water quality, environmental regulations, transportation infrastructure, communications infrastructure, labor issues and more.

As an agricultural association we advocate on general agricultural issues including farm policy, trade, energy, water quality, environmental regulations, transportation infrastructure, communications infrastructure, labor issues and more.

As an agricultural association we advocate on general agricultural issues including farm policy, trade, energy, water quality, environmental regulations, transportation infrastructure, communications infrastructure, labor issues and more.

As an agricultural association we advocate on general agricultural issues including farm policy, trade, energy, water quality, environmental regulations, transportation infrastructure, communications infrastructure, labor issues and more.

As an agricultural association we advocate on general agricultural issues including farm policy, trade, energy, water quality, environmental regulations, transportation infrastructure, communications infrastructure, labor issues and more.

As an agricultural association we advocate on general agricultural issues including farm policy, trade, energy, water quality, environmental regulations, transportation infrastructure, communications infrastructure, labor issues and more.

H.R. 268, the Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief 2019; Authorization of funding for the Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production; Discussions on impact of Government Shutdown and need to reopen government; Sought direct payments, direct food purchases and loan access through S.3548 (CARES Act); Opposed HR 8319 - Funding for the Commodity Credit Corp; Supported Agriculture Quarantine Inspection (AQI) funding.

Discussions to enable FMD and MAP export promotion work to take place in the Cuban market; Discussions on the enforcement of Title III in the Helms-Burton Act of 1996 in Cuban market; Discussions on importance of trade with China for U.S. agriculture; Support to move forward with the United States-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) Trade Agreement; Implementation and continuation of the Market Facilitation Program for trade assistance; General support for moving forward with new trade agreements with UK and Japan; Support for Phase One of the U.S. China Trade Agreement; Supported Agriculture Quarantine Inspection (AQI) funding; Supported use of common food names in trade negotiations.

H.R. 268, the Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief 2019; Office relocation for USDA-NIFA and ERS Offices; Implementation and continuation of the Market Facilitation Program for trade assistance; Farm Bill implementation (Crop Insurance, Dairy Programs/Margin Protection, Market Access Program, Foreign Market Development, Conservation, Young Farmers and Ranchers, ARC/PLC); Authorization of funding for the Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production; Discussed implementation of Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) and Conservation Reserve Program (CRP); Overall health of the farm economy; USDA Secretarial Disaster Declaration for Ohio and for disaster assistance; Discussed Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) SAFE; Discussed the crop insurance "top up" from USDA for Prevented Planting; Support for S.2479 (Bison Labeling); Support for S.3548 (CARES Act); Advocated for agriculture industry to be considered critical and essential during COVID-19 restrictions; Discussed H.R. 5422, the Modernizing Agricultural and Manufacturing Bonds Act (MAMBA); Advocated for agriculture industry to be included in Small Business Administration's Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL); Supported review of livestock markets with Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Supported S. 3894, the Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2020; Supported Federal Milk Marketing Order Reform; Supported review of livestock markets with U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA); Opposed HR 7940/S. 4406 Protect American's Children from Toxic Pesticides Act of 2020; Opposed HR 8319 - Funding for the Commodity Credit Corp; Supported Agriculture Quarantine Inspection (AQI) funding.

Need for general immigration reform/H2A program revamp; TN Visa program; Raised concerns about H.R. 4916 and H.R. 5038 - Farm Workforce Modernization Act; Raised concerns about H-2A Visa processing with the closure of consulates/embassies.

Support for the development and expansion of rural broadband/communication technology; Support for H.R.3162 - Broadband Data Improvement Act of 2019; Support for S. 1822 - the Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability (Broadband DATA).

Discussions on implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) - all proposed rules with the focus on rules for Growing, Harvesting, Packing and Holding Produce for Human Consumption; Support for S.2479 (Bison Labeling); Supported use of common food names in trade negotiations.

Need for general immigration reform/H2A program revamp; TN Visa program; Raised concerns about H.R. 4916 and H.R. 5038 - Farm Workforce Modernization Act; Raised concerns about H-2A Visa processing with the closure of consulates/embassies.

Discussed solar energy leasing; Discussed pipeline safety in Ohio; Discussed pipeline repair and remediation; Support for inclusion of E15 as a year round option in our fueling standard; Support for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and shared concerns about Small Refinery Waivers; Review of FERC pipeline recommendations; Discussed PJM Interconnection rules; Shared comments raising concerns on No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2019-0136-0352; Renewable Fuel Standard Program: Standards for 2020 and Biomass-Based Diesel Volume for 2021, and Response to the Remand of the 2016 Standards; Support for H.R. 3006 - Renewable Fuel Standard Integrity Act; Discussed OMEGA, ARC and Buckeye Hills RC&D program activities.

Support for inclusion of E15 as a year round option in our fueling standards; General regulatory reform; Support for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and shared concerns about Small Refinery Waivers; Shared comments raising concerns on No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2019-0136-0352; Renewable Fuel Standard Program: Standards for 2020 and Biomass-Based Diesel Volume for 2021, and Response to the Remand of the 2016 Standards; Support for H.R. 3006 - Renewable Fuel Standard Integrity Act; Supported S. 3894, the Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2020; Opposed HR 7940/S. 4406 Protect American's Children from Toxic Pesticides Act of 2020.

Need for general immigration reform/H2A program revamp; TN Visa program; Raised concerns about H.R. 4916 and H.R. 5038 - Farm Workforce Modernization Act; Raised concerns about H-2A Visa processing with the closure of consulates/embassies.

Support for S.1149, the Main Street Tax Certainty Act, to make the Section 199A qualified business deduction permanent; Support for H.R. 218 Death Tax Repeal Act; Support for cash accounting with IRS and concerns about changes to definition of farming syndicate.

Support for inclusion of E15 as a year round option in our fueling standards; General regulatory reform; Support for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and shared concerns about Small Refinery Waivers; Shared comments raising concerns on No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2019-0136-0352; Renewable Fuel Standard Program: Standards for 2020 and Biomass-Based Diesel Volume for 2021, and Response to the Remand of the 2016 Standards; Support for H.R. 3006 - Renewable Fuel Standard Integrity Act.

Comments and discussions on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys (EPA) proposed rule - Revised definition of Waters of the United States under the Clean Water Act (CWA) - published in the Federal Register on February 14, 2019 (Vol. 84, No. 31, 4154-4220)- Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2018-0149; Discussions to support for funding for the Sea Grants and Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI).

H.R. 268, the Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief 2019; Office relocation for USDA-NIFA and ERS Offices; Implementation and continuation of the Market Facilitation Program for trade assistance; Farm Bill implementation (Crop Insurance, Dairy Programs/Margin Protection, Market Access Program, Foreign Market Development, Conservation, Young Farmers and Ranchers, ARC/PLC); Authorization of funding for the Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production; Discussed implementation of Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) and Conservation Reserve Program (CRP); Overall health of the farm economy; USDA Secretarial Disaster Declaration for Ohio and for disaster assistance; Discussed Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) SAFE; Discussed the crop insurance "top up" from USDA for Prevented Planting; Support for S.2479 (Bison Labeling); Support for S.3548 (CARES Act); Advocated for agriculture industry to be considered critical and essential during COVID-19 restrictions; Discussed H.R. 5422, the Modernizing Agricultural and Manufacturing Bonds Act (MAMBA); Advocated for agriculture industry to be included in Small Business Administration's Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL); Supported review of livestock markets with Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

Discussions to enable FMD and MAP export promotion work to take place in the Cuban market; Discussions on the enforcement of Title III in the Helms-Burton Act of 1996 in Cuban market; Discussions on importance of trade with China for U.S. agriculture; Support to move forward with the United States-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) Trade Agreement; Implementation and continuation of the Market Facilitation Program for trade assistance; General support for moving forward with new trade agreements with UK and Japan; Support for Phase One of the U.S. China Trade Agreement.

Discussions on implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) - all proposed rules with the focus on rules for Growing, Harvesting, Packing and Holding Produce for Human Consumption; Support for S.2479 (Bison Labeling).

Discussed solar energy leasing; Discussed pipeline safety in Ohio; Discussed pipeline repair and remediation; Support for inclusion of E15 as a year round option in our fueling standard; Support for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and shared concerns about Small Refinery Waivers; Review of FERC pipeline recommendations; Discussed PJM Interconnection rules; Shared comments raising concerns on No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2019-0136-0352; Renewable Fuel Standard Program: Standards for 2020 and Biomass-Based Diesel Volume for 2021, and Response to the Remand of the 2016 Standards; Support for H.R. 3006 - Renewable Fuel Standard Integrity Act.

Discussed general importance of infrastructure to agriculture and need for roads/bridges, ports, waterways (locks/dams) and funding for all these systems along with our highways; Sought out flexibility in the Hours of Service requirements for agricultural transportation; Raised concerns with HR 5696 (Connecting America's Active Transportation System); Raised concerns with H.R. 2, the INVEST in America Act.

H.R. 268, the Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief 2019; Authorization of funding for the Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production; Discussions on impact of Government Shutdown and need to reopen government; Sought direct payments, direct food purchases and loan access through S.3548 (CARES Act).

Discussed solar energy leasing; Discussed pipeline safety in Ohio; Discussed pipeline repair and remediation; Support for inclusion of E15 as a year round option in our fueling standard; Support for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and shared concerns about Small Refinery Waivers; Review of FERC pipeline recommendations; Discussed PJM Interconnection rules; Shared comments raising concerns on No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2019-0136-0352; Renewable Fuel Standard Program: Standards for 2020 and Biomass-Based Diesel Volume for 2021, and Response to the Remand of the 2016 Standards; Support for H.R. 3006 - Renewable Fuel Standard Integrity Act.

H.R. 268, the Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief 2019; Office relocation for USDA-NIFA and ERS Offices; Implementation and continuation of the Market Facilitation Program for trade assistance; Farm Bill implementation (Crop Insurance, Dairy Programs/Margin Protection, Market Access Program, Foreign Market Development, Conservation, Young Farmers and Ranchers, ARC/PLC); Authorization of funding for the Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production; Discussed implementation of Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) and Conservation Reserve Program (CRP); Overall health of the farm economy; USDA Secretarial Disaster Declaration for Ohio and for disaster assistance; Discussed Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) SAFE; Discussed the crop insurance "top up" from USDA for Prevented Planting; Support for S.2479 (Bison Labeling); Support for S.3548 (CARES Act); Advocated for agriculture industry to be considered critical and essential during COVID-19 restrictions.

Support for S.1149, the Main Street Tax Certainty Act, to make the Section 199A qualified business deduction permanent; Support for H.R. 218 Death Tax Repeal Act; Support for cash accounting with IRS and concerns about changes to definition of farming syndicate.

Support for inclusion of E15 as a year round option in our fueling standards; General regulatory reform; Support for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and shared concerns about Small Refinery Waivers; Shared comments raising concerns on No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2019-0136-0352; Renewable Fuel Standard Program: Standards for 2020 and Biomass-Based Diesel Volume for 2021, and Response to the Remand of the 2016 Standards; Support for H.R. 3006 - Renewable Fuel Standard Integrity Act.

Discussions on implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) - all proposed rules with the focus on rules for Growing, Harvesting, Packing and Holding Produce for Human Consumption; Support for S.2479 (Bison Labeling).

Discussions to enable FMD and MAP export promotion work to take place in the Cuban market; Discussions on the enforcement of Title III in the Helms-Burton Act of 1996 in Cuban market; Discussions on importance of trade with China for U.S. agriculture; Support to move forward with the United States-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) Trade Agreement; Implementation and continuation of the Market Facilitation Program for trade assistance; General support for moving forward with new trade agreements with UK and Japan; Support for Phase One of the U.S. China Trade Agreement.

Comments and discussions on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys (EPA) proposed rule - Revised definition of Waters of the United States under the Clean Water Act (CWA) - published in the Federal Register on February 14, 2019 (Vol. 84, No. 31, 4154-4220)- Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2018-0149; Discussions to support for funding for the Sea Grants and Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI).

Need for general immigration reform/H2A program revamp; TN Visa program; Raised concerns about H.R. 4916 and H.R. 5038 - Farm Workforce Modernization Act; Raised concerns about H-2A Visa processing with the closure of consulates/embassies.

Comments and discussions on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys (EPA) proposed rule - Revised definition of Waters of the United States under the Clean Water Act (CWA) - published in the Federal Register on February 14, 2019 (Vol. 84, No. 31, 4154-4220)- Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2018-0149; Discussions to support for funding for the Sea Grants and Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI).

Discussions to enable FMD and MAP export promotion work to take place in the Cuban market; Discussions on the enforcement of Title III in the Helms-Burton Act of 1996 in Cuban market; Discussions on importance of trade with China for U.S. agriculture; Support to move forward with the United States-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) Trade Agreement; Implementation and continuation of the Market Facilitation Program for trade assistance; General support for moving forward with new trade agreements with UK and Japan; Support for Phase One of the U.S. China Trade Agreement.

H.R. 268, the Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief 2019; Authorization of funding for the Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production; Discussions on impact of Government Shutdown and need to reopen government.

Need for general immigration reform/H2A program revamp; TN Visa program; Raised concerns about H.R. 4916 and H.R. 5038 - Farm Workforce Modernization Act.

H.R. 268, the Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief 2019; Office relocation for USDA-NIFA and ERS Offices; Implementation and continuation of the Market Facilitation Program for trade assistance; Farm Bill implementation (Crop Insurance, Dairy Programs/Margin Protection, Market Access Program, Foreign Market Development, Conservation, Young Farmers and Ranchers, ARC/PLC); Authorization of funding for the Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production; Discussed implementation of Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) and Conservation Reserve Program (CRP); Overall health of the farm economy; USDA Secretarial Disaster Declaration for Ohio and for disaster assistance; Discussed Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) SAFE; Discussed the crop insurance "top up" from USDA for Prevented Planting; Support for S.2479 (Bison Labeling).

Discussed general importance of infrastructure to agriculture and need for roads/bridges, ports, waterways (locks/dams) and funding for all these systems along with our highways.

Need for general immigration reform/H2A program revamp; TN Visa program; Raised concerns about H.R. 4916 and H.R. 5038 - Farm Workforce Modernization Act.

Support for inclusion of E15 as a year round option in our fueling standards; General regulatory reform; Support for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and shared concerns about Small Refinery Waivers; Shared comments raising concerns on No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2019-0136-0352; Renewable Fuel Standard Program: Standards for 2020 and Biomass-Based Diesel Volume for 2021, and Response to the Remand of the 2016 Standards; Support for H.R. 3006 - Renewable Fuel Standard Integrity Act.

Discussed solar energy leasing; Discussed pipeline safety in Ohio; Discussed pipeline repair and remediation; Support for inclusion of E15 as a year round option in our fueling standard; Support for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and shared concerns about Small Refinery Waivers; Review of FERC pipeline recommendations; Discussed PJM Interconnection rules; Shared comments raising concerns on No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2019-0136-0352; Renewable Fuel Standard Program: Standards for 2020 and Biomass-Based Diesel Volume for 2021, and Response to the Remand of the 2016 Standards; Support for H.R. 3006 - Renewable Fuel Standard Integrity Act.

Support for inclusion of E15 as a year round option in our fueling standards; General regulatory reform; Support for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and shared concerns about Small Refinery Waivers.

Need for general immigration reform/H2A program revamp; TN Visa program.

H.R. 268, the Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief 2019; Authorization of funding for the Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production; Discussions on impact of Government Shutdown and need to reopen government.

Discussions on implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) - all proposed rules with the focus on rules for Growing, Harvesting, Packing and Holding Produce for Human Consumption; Support for S.2479 (Bison Labeling).

Support for S.1149, the Main Street Tax Certainty Act, to make the Section 199A qualified business deduction permanent; Support for H.R. 218 Death Tax Repeal Act; Support for cash accounting with IRS and concerns about changes to definition of farming syndicate.

Comments and discussions on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys (EPA) proposed rule - Revised definition of Waters of the United States under the Clean Water Act (CWA) - published in the Federal Register on February 14, 2019 (Vol. 84, No. 31, 4154-4220)- Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2018-0149; Discussions to support for funding for the Sea Grants and Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI).

Need for general immigration reform/H2A program revamp; TN Visa program.

H.R. 268, the Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief 2019; Office relocation for USDA-NIFA and ERS Offices; Implementation and continuation of the Market Facilitation Program for trade assistance; Farm Bill implementation (Crop Insurance, Dairy Programs/Margin Protection, Market Access Program, Foreign Market Development, Conservation, Young Farmers and Ranchers, ARC/PLC); Authorization of funding for the Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production; Discussed implementation of Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) and Conservation Reserve Program (CRP); Overall health of the farm economy; USDA Secretarial Disaster Declaration for Ohio and for disaster assistance; Discussed Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) SAFE; Discussed the crop insurance "top up" from USDA for Prevented Planting; Support for S.2479 (Bison Labeling).

Discussed general importance of infrastructure to agriculture and need for roads/bridges, ports, waterways (locks/dams) and funding for all these systems along with our highways.

Support for S.1149, the Main Street Tax Certainty Act, to make the Section 199A qualified business deduction permanent; Support for H.R. 218 Death Tax Repeal Act.

Support for inclusion of E15 as a year round option in our fueling standards; General regulatory reform.

H.R. 268, the Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief 2019; Office relocation for USDA-NIFA and ERS Offices; Implementation and continuation of the Market Facilitation Program for trade assistance; Farm Bill implementation (Crop Insurance, Dairy Programs/Margin Protection, Market Access Program, Foreign Market Development, Conservation, Young Farmers and Ranchers, ARC/PLC); Authorization of funding for the Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production; Discussed implementation of Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) and Conservation Reserve Program (CRP); Overall health of the farm economy; USDA Secretarial Disaster Declaration for Ohio and for disaster assistance.

Need for general immigration reform/H2A program revamp; TN Visa program.

Discussed general importance of infrastructure to agriculture and need for roads/bridges, ports, waterways (locks/dams) and funding for all these systems along with our highways.

Comments and discussions on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys (EPA) proposed rule - Revised definition of Waters of the United States under the Clean Water Act (CWA) - published in the Federal Register on February 14, 2019 (Vol. 84, No. 31, 4154-4220)- Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2018-0149; Discussions to support for funding for the Sea Grants and Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI).

Support for the development and expansion of rural broadband/communication technology.

Discussions on implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) - all proposed rules with the focus on rules for Growing, Harvesting, Packing and Holding Produce for Human Consumption.

H.R. 268, the Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief 2019; Authorization of funding for the Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production; Discussions on impact of Government Shutdown and need to reopen government.

Need for general immigration reform/H2A program revamp; TN Visa program.

Support for inclusion of E15 as a year round option in our fueling standards; General regulatory reform.

H.R. 268, the Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief 2019; Office relocation for USDA-NIFA and ERS Offices; Implementation and continuation of the Market Facilitation Program for trade assistance; Farm Bill implementation (Crop Insurance, Dairy Programs/Margin Protection, Market Access Program, Foreign Market Development, Conservation, Young Farmers and Ranchers, ARC/PLC); Authorization of funding for the Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production; Discussed implementation of Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) and Conservation Reserve Program (CRP); Overall health of the farm economy.

Discussed general importance of infrastructure to agriculture and need for roads/bridges, ports, waterways (locks/dams) and funding for all these systems along with our highways.

Comments and discussions on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys (EPA) proposed rule - Revised definition of Waters of the United States under the Clean Water Act (CWA) - published in the Federal Register on February 14, 2019 (Vol. 84, No. 31, 4154-4220)- Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2018-0149; Discussions to support for funding for the Sea Grants and Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI).

Discussions to enable FMD and MAP export promotion work to take place in the Cuban market; Discussions on the enforcement of Title III in the Helms-Burton Act of 1996 in Cuban market; Discussions on importance of trade with China for U.S. agriculture; Support to move forward with the United States-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) Trade Agreement; Implementation and continuation of the Market Facilitation Program for trade assistance; General support for moving forward with new trade agreements with UK and Japan.

Support for S.1149, the Main Street Tax Certainty Act, to make the Section 199A qualified business deduction permanent.

Need for general immigration reform/H2A program revamp; TN Visa program.

Normalization of relations with Cuba; HR 351 - Travel Ban Bill (lifts travel ban to Cuba); HR 442 - The Cuba Trade Act (lifts the embargo); HR 525 - The Cuba Agricultural Exports Act (lifts embargo for agricultural products); S 275 - The Cuba Agricultural Export Act (allows for private sector financing of agricultural products); S 472 - Embargo Bill (fully lifts trade embargo and allows private institutions the ability to extend credit to Cuba); General support for moving forward with new trade agreements; NAFTA Modernization and need to keep agriculture at forefront of negotiations; South Korea Free Trade Agreement-Protect agreement and maintain markets for agriculture; Discussed importance of having agricultural trade markets with China; United States-Mexico-Canada Trade (USMCA) Agreement and support for moving forward with deal to support agriculture; Support for the continuation of the Market Facilitation Program through USDA.

H.R. 5 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 (support to reduce regulatory ambiguity and burden); Worker Protection Standard; General Pesticide Issues; NPDES Permitting requirements; Support for the Renewable Fuel Standard; Support for the inclusion of E15 as a year round option in our fueling standards; H.R. 1029 - Reauthorize the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act (PRIA).

Need for general immigration reform/H2A program revamp; The Agricultural Guestworker Act of 2017; Support for H.R. 4760 Agriculture Guestworker reform and immigration reform.

Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) implementation - all proposed rules with focus on rule for Growing, Harvesting, Packing and Holding Produce for Human Consumption; Veterinary Feed Directive rules; GMO Labeling rules.

Farm Bill development (Crop Insurance, Dairy Programs/Margin Protection, Market Access Program, Foreign Market Development, Conservation, Young Farmers and Ranchers); H.R. 2 and S. 3042 - Farm Bill support; Supported the Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production to be included in the Farm Bill; FY 2018 Ag Appropriations to make sure enough resources available for farm programs; Discussion on nomination process for office holders within USDA; Proposed revisions to USDA agricultural biotechnology regulations (7 CFR part 340), Evaluation of Existing Regulations; Importation, Interstate Movement, and Environmental Release of Certain Genetically Engineered Organisms; Discussed importance of Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) and Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) within the Farm Bill and the role they play in mitigating water quality issues.

Overall tax reform (Lower effective tax rates, reduce capital gains taxes, repeal the estate tax and keep stepped-up basis, provide immediate expensing of business inputs, keep the deduction for interest expenses, continue cash accounting, continue like-kind exchanges); HR 451 - Permanently Repeal the Estate Tax Act of 2017 (support repeal of estate tax); S.205 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017; H.R.1 - An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018; H.R. 1625 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (199A tax provision fix); H.R. 88 - Support for "tax extenders" bill as included and adopted in Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parkers Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act.

Black vulture depredation; Veterinary Feed Directive rules implementation; Horse Protection Act rules implementation; Inquiries into if potential changes for federal dog breeding standards were to be discussed.

HR 953 - To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (to remove need for NPDES permit to apply pesticides); Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) repeal; HRES 152 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that clean water is a national priority, and that the June 29, 2015, Waters of the United States Rule should be withdrawn or vacated; HR 1893 - To require the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to create an electronic database of research and information on the causes of, and corrective actions being taken with regard to, algal blooms in the Great Lakes, their tributaries, and other surface fresh waters, and for other purposes; Funds for conservation programs in the Great Lakes; Sea Grants and Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) funding; Implementation of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA); H.R. 1625 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (CERCLA exemption for agriculture); Discussions on federal impairment status for Lake Erie; Clean Water Rule rewrite, previously know as Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS).

Discussed general importance of infrastructure to agriculture and need for roads/bridges, port, waterways (lock/dams) and funding for our highway system; Discussed needs for rail infrastructure improvements; H.R. 1625 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (Extension of Electronic Logging Device (ELD) exemption for livestock haulers for FY18); Support efforts to reform transportation Hours of Service rules in the Farm Bill; Support for review of a split sleeper berth program that is an incentive for livestock and animal haulers to rest as part of the Hours of Service (HOS) framework under the Federal Motor Carrier Administration; Discussions on interstate railroad classifications.

General education and field meetings regarding oil and gas development, tax and leasing issues in Ohio; wind production tax credits; oil and gas royalty taxes; solar farm development; pipeline placement and FERC jurisdiction.

Discussed general importance of infrastructure to agriculture and need for roads/bridges, port, waterways (lock/dams) and funding for our highway system; Discussed needs for rail infrastructure improvements; H.R. 1625 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (Extension of Electronic Logging Device (ELD) exemption for livestock haulers for FY18); Support efforts to reform transportation Hours of Service rules in the Farm Bill; Support for review of a split sleeper berth program that is an incentive for livestock and animal haulers to rest as part of the Hours of Service (HOS) framework under the Federal Motor Carrier Administration.

Black vulture depredation; Veterinary Feed Directive rules implementation; Horse Protection Act rules implementation; Inquiries into if potential changes for federal dog breeding standards were to be discussed.

FY 2018 Ag Appropriations to make sure enough resources available for farm programs; H.R. 1625 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (Omnibus spending bill).

H.R. 5 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 (support to reduce regulatory ambiguity and burden); Worker Protection Standard; General Pesticide Issues; NPDES Permitting requirements; Support for the Renewable Fuel Standard; Support for the inclusion of E15 as a year round option in our fueling standards; H.R. 1029 - Reauthorize the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act (PRIA).

Farm Bill development (Crop Insurance, Dairy Programs/Margin Protection, Market Access Program, Foreign Market Development, Conservation, Young Farmers and Ranchers); H.R. 2 and S. 3042 - Farm Bill support; Supported the Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production to be included in the Farm Bill; FY 2018 Ag Appropriations to make sure enough resources available for farm programs; Discussion on nomination process for office holders within USDA; Proposed revisions to USDA agricultural biotechnology regulations (7 CFR part 340), Evaluation of Existing Regulations; Importation, Interstate Movement, and Environmental Release of Certain Genetically Engineered Organisms; Discussed importance of Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) and Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) within the Farm Bill and the role they play in mitigating water quality issues.

Normalization of relations with Cuba; HR 351 - Travel Ban Bill (lifts travel ban to Cuba); HR 442 - The Cuba Trade Act (lifts the embargo); HR 525 - The Cuba Agricultural Exports Act (lifts embargo for agricultural products); S 275 - The Cuba Agricultural Export Act (allows for private sector financing of agricultural products); S 472 - Embargo Bill (fully lifts trade embargo and allows private institutions the ability to extend credit to Cuba); General support for moving forward with new trade agreements; NAFTA Modernization and need to keep agriculture at forefront of negotiations; South Korea Free Trade Agreement-Protect agreement and maintain markets for agriculture; Discussed importance of having agricultural trade markets with China.

Overall tax reform (Lower effective tax rates, reduce capital gains taxes, repeal the estate tax and keep stepped-up basis, provide immediate expensing of business inputs, keep the deduction for interest expenses, continue cash accounting, continue like-kind exchanges); HR 451 - Permanently Repeal the Estate Tax Act of 2017 (support repeal of estate tax); S.205 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017; H.R.1 - An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018; H.R. 1625 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (199A tax provision fix).

Need for general immigration reform/H2A program revamp; The Agricultural Guestworker Act of 2017; Support for H.R. 4760 Agriculture Guestworker reform and immigration reform.

Need for general immigration reform/H2A program revamp; The Agricultural Guestworker Act of 2017; Support for H.R. 4760 Agriculture Guestworker reform and immigration reform.

Need for general immigration reform/H2A program revamp; The Agricultural Guestworker Act of 2017; Support for H.R. 4760 Agriculture Guestworker reform and immigration reform.

FY 2018 Ag Appropriations to make sure enough resources available for farm programs; H.R. 1625 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (Omnibus spending bill).

Discussed general importance of infrastructure to agriculture and need for roads/bridges, port, waterways (lock/dams) and funding for our highway system; Discussed needs for rail infrastructure improvements; H.R. 1625 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (Extension of Electronic Logging Device (ELD) exemption for livestock haulers for FY18); Support efforts to reform transportation Hours of Service rules in the Farm Bill.

Normalization of relations with Cuba; HR 351 - Travel Ban Bill (lifts travel ban to Cuba); HR 442 - The Cuba Trade Act (lifts the embargo); HR 525 - The Cuba Agricultural Exports Act (lifts embargo for agricultural products); S 275 - The Cuba Agricultural Export Act (allows for private sector financing of agricultural products); S 472 - Embargo Bill (fully lifts trade embargo and allows private institutions the ability to extend credit to Cuba); General support for moving forward with new trade agreements; NAFTA Modernization and need to keep agriculture at forefront of negotiations; South Korea Free Trade Agreement-Protect agreement and maintain markets for agriculture; Discussed importance of having agricultural trade markets with China.

HR 953 - To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (to remove need for NPDES permit to apply pesticides); Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) repeal; HRES 152 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that clean water is a national priority, and that the June 29, 2015, Waters of the United States Rule should be withdrawn or vacated; HR 1893 - To require the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to create an electronic database of research and information on the causes of, and corrective actions being taken with regard to, algal blooms in the Great Lakes, their tributaries, and other surface fresh waters, and for other purposes; Funds for conservation programs in the Great Lakes; Sea Grants and Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) funding; Implementation of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA); H.R. 1625 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (CERCLA exemption for agriculture).

H.R. 5 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 (support to reduce regulatory ambiguity and burden); Worker Protection Standard; General Pesticide Issues; NPDES Permitting requirements; Support for the Renewable Fuel Standard; H.R. 1029 - Reauthorize the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act (PRIA).

General education and field meetings regarding oil and gas development, tax and leasing issues in Ohio; wind production tax credits; oil and gas royalty taxes; solar farm development; pipeline placement and FERC jurisdiction.

Farm Bill development (Crop Insurance, Dairy Programs/Margin Protection, Market Access Program, Foreign Market Development, Conservation, Young Farmers and Ranchers); H.R. 2 and S. 3042 - Farm Bill support; FY 2018 Ag Appropriations to make sure enough resources available for farm programs; Discussion on nomination process for office holders within USDA; Proposed revisions to USDA agricultural biotechnology regulations (7 CFR part 340), Evaluation of Existing Regulations; Importation, Interstate Movement, and Environmental Release of Certain Genetically Engineered Organisms; Discussed importance of Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) and Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) within the Farm Bill and the role they play in mitigating water quality issues.

Need for general immigration reform/H2A program revamp; The Agricultural Guestworker Act of 2017; Support for H.R. 4760 Agriculture Guestworker reform and immigration reform.

Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) implementation - all proposed rules with focus on rule for Growing, Harvesting, Packing and Holding Produce for Human Consumption; Veterinary Feed Directive rules; GMO Labeling rules.

Need for general immigration reform/H2A program revamp; The Agricultural Guestworker Act of 2017.

Normalization of relations with Cuba; HR 351 - Travel Ban Bill (lifts travel ban to Cuba); HR 442 - The Cuba Trade Act (lifts the embargo); HR 525 - The Cuba Agricultural Exports Act (lifts embargo for agricultural products); S 275 - The Cuba Agricultural Export Act (allows for private sector financing of agricultural products); S 472 - Embargo Bill (fully lifts trade embargo and allows private institutions the ability to extend credit to Cuba); General support for moving forward with new trade agreements; NAFTA Modernization and need to keep agriculture at forefront of negotiations; South Korea Free Trade Agreement-Protect agreement and maintain markets for agriculture; Discussed importance of having agricultural trade markets with China.

H.R. 5 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 (support to reduce regulatory ambiguity and burden); Worker Protection Standard; General Pesticide Issues; NPDES Permitting requirements; Support for the Renewable Fuel Standard; H.R. 1029 - Reauthorize the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act (PRIA).

General education and field meetings regarding oil and gas development, tax and leasing issues in Ohio; wind production tax credits; oil and gas royalty taxes; solar farm development; pipeline placement and FERC jurisdiction.

HR 953 - To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (to remove need for NPDES permit to apply pesticides); Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) repeal; HRES 152 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that clean water is a national priority, and that the June 29, 2015, Waters of the United States Rule should be withdrawn or vacated; HR 1893 - To require the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to create an electronic database of research and information on the causes of, and corrective actions being taken with regard to, algal blooms in the Great Lakes, their tributaries, and other surface fresh waters, and for other purposes; Funds for conservation programs in the Great Lakes; Sea Grants and Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) funding; Implementation of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA); H.R. 1625 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (CERCLA exemption for agriculture).

Black vulture depredation; Veterinary Feed Directive rules implementation; Horse Protection Act rules implementation.

Discussed general importance of infrastructure to agriculture and need for roads/bridges, port, waterways (lock/dams) and funding for our highway system; Discussed needs for rail infrastructure improvements; H.R. 1625 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (Extension of Electronic Logging Device (ELD) exemption for livestock haulers for FY18).

FY 2018 Ag Appropriations to make sure enough resources available for farm programs; H.R. 1625 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (Omnibus spending bill).

Need for general immigration reform/H2A program revamp; The Agricultural Guestworker Act of 2017;

Black vulture depredation; Veterinary Feed Directive rules implementation; Horse Protection Act rules implementation;

Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) implementation - all proposed rules with focus on rule for Growing, Harvesting, Packing and Holding Produce for Human Consumption; Veterinary Feed Directive rules; GMO Labeling rules;

Normalization of relations with Cuba; HR 351 - Travel Ban Bill (lifts travel ban to Cuba); HR 442 - The Cuba Trade Act (lifts the embargo); HR 525 - The Cuba Agricultural Exports Act (lifts embargo for agricultural products); S 275 - The Cuba Agricultural Export Act (allows for private sector financing of agricultural products); S 472 - Embargo Bill (fully lifts trade embargo and allows private institutions the ability to extend credit to Cuba); General support for moving forward with new trade agreements; NAFTA Modernization and need to keep agriculture at forefront of negotiations; South Korea Free Trade Agreement-Protect agreement and maintain markets for agriculture;

Overall tax reform (Lower effective tax rates, reduce capital gains taxes, repeal the estate tax and keep stepped-up basis, provide immediate expensing of business inputs, keep the deduction for interest expenses, continue cash accounting, continue like-kind exchanges); HR 451 - Permanently Repeal the Estate Tax Act of 2017 (support repeal of estate tax); S.205 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017; H.R.1 - An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018.

Need for general immigration reform/H2A program revamp; The Agricultural Guestworker Act of 2017;

General education and field meetings regarding oil and gas development, tax and leasing issues in Ohio; wind production tax credits; oil and gas royalty taxes; solar farm development; pipeline placement and FERC jurisdiction.

FY 2018 Ag Appropriations to make sure enough resources available for farm programs;

Discussed general importance of infrastructure to agriculture and need for roads/bridges, port, waterways (lock/dams) and funding for our highway system;

HR 5 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 (support to reduce regulatory ambiguity and burden); Worker Protection Standard; General Pesticide Issues; NPDES Permitting requirements; Support for the Renewable Fuel Standard;

Need for general immigration reform/H2A program revamp; The Agricultural Guestworker Act of 2017;

HR 5 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 (support to reduce regulatory ambiguity and burden); Worker Protection Standard; General Pesticide Issues; NPDES Permitting requirements; Support for the Renewable Fuel Standard;

FY 2018 Ag Appropriations to make sure enough resources available for farm programs;

Overall tax reform (Lower effective tax rates, reduce capital gains taxes, repeal the estate tax and keep stepped-up basis, provide immediate expensing of business inputs, keep the deduction for interest expenses, continue cash accounting, continue like-kind exchanges); HR 451 - Permanently Repeal the Estate Tax Act of 2017 (support repeal of estate tax); S.205 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017;

Farm Bill development (Crop Insurance, Dairy Programs/Margin Protection, Market Access Program, Foreign Market Development, Conservation, Young Farmers and Ranchers); FY 2018 Ag Appropriations to make sure enough resources available for farm programs; Discussion on nomination process for office holders within USDA; Proposed revisions to USDA agricultural biotechnology regulations (7 CFR part 340), Evaluation of Existing Regulations; Importation, Interstate Movement, and Environmental Release of Certain Genetically Engineered Organisms; Discussed importance of Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) and Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) within the Farm Bill and the role they play in mitigating water quality issues;

General education and field meetings regarding oil and gas development, tax and leasing issues in Ohio; wind production tax credits; oil and gas royalty taxes; solar farm development; pipeline placement and FERC jurisdiction.

Discussed general importance of infrastructure to agriculture and need for roads/bridges, port, waterways (lock/dams) and funding for our highway system;

Normalization of relations with Cuba; HR 351 - Travel Ban Bill (lifts travel ban to Cuba); HR 442 - The Cuba Trade Act (lifts the embargo); HR 525 - The Cuba Agricultural Exports Act (lifts embargo for agricultural products); S 275 - The Cuba Agricultural Export Act (allows for private sector financing of agricultural products); S 472 - Embargo Bill (fully lifts trade embargo and allows private institutions the ability to extend credit to Cuba); General support for moving forward with new trade agreements; NAFTA Modernization and need to keep agriculture at forefront of negotiations; South Korea Free Trade Agreement-Protect agreement and maintain markets for agriculture;

Food Safety Modernization Act implementation - all proposed rules with focus on rule for Growing, Harvesting, Packing and Holding Produce for Human Consumption; Veterinary Feed Directive rules; GMO Labeling rules;

Need for general immigration reform/H2A program revamp

Farm Bill development (Crop Insurance, Dairy Programs/Margin Protection, Market Access Program, Foreign Market Development, Conservation, Young Farmers and Ranchers); FY 2018 Ag Appropriations to make sure enough resources available for farm programs; Discussion on nomination process for office holders within USDA; Proposed revisions to USDA agricultural biotechnology regulations (7 CFR part 340), Evaluation of Existing Regulations; Importation, Interstate Movement, and Environmental Release of Certain Genetically Engineered Organisms; Discussed importance of Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) and Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) within the Farm Bill and the role they play in mitigating water quality issues;

HR 953 - To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (to remove need for NPDES permit to apply pesticides); Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) repeal; HRES 152 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that clean water is a national priority, and that the June 29, 2015, Waters of the United States Rule should be withdrawn or vacated; HR 1893 - To require the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to create an electronic database of research and information on the causes of, and corrective actions being taken with regard to, algal blooms in the Great Lakes, their tributaries, and other surface fresh waters, and for other purposes; Funds for conservation programs in the Great Lakes; Sea Grants and Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) funding

Normalization of relations with Cuba; HR 351 - Travel Ban Bill (lifts travel ban to Cuba); HR 442 - The Cuba Trade Act (lifts the embargo); HR 525 - The Cuba Agricultural Exports Act (lifts embargo for agricultural products); S 275 - The Cuba Agricultural Export Act (allows for private sector financing of agricultural products); S 472 - Embargo Bill (fully lifts trade embargo and allows private institutions the ability to extend credit to Cuba); General support for moving forward with new trade agreements; NAFTA Modernization and need to keep agriculture at forefront of negotiations;

General education and field meetings regarding oil and gas development, tax and leasing issues in Ohio; wind production tax credits; oil and gas royalty taxes; solar farm development; pipeline placement and FERC jurisdiction.

Food Safety Modernization Act implementation - all proposed rules with focus on rule for Growing, Harvesting, Packing and Holding Produce for Human Consumption; Veterinary Feed Directive rules; GMO Labeling rules;

FY 2018 Ag Appropriations to make sure enough resources available for farm programs;

Overall tax reform (Lower effective tax rates, reduce capital gains taxes, repeal the estate tax and keep stepped-up basis, provide immediate expensing of business inputs, keep the deduction for interest expenses, continue cash accounting, continue like-kind exchanges); HR 451 - Permanently Repeal the Estate Tax Act of 2017 (support repeal of estate tax);

HR 953 - To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (to remove need for NPDES permit to apply pesticides); Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) repeal; HRES 152 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that clean water is a national priority, and that the June 29, 2015, Waters of the United States Rule should be withdrawn or vacated; HR 1893 - To require the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to create an electronic database of research and information on the causes of, and corrective actions being taken with regard to, algal blooms in the Great Lakes, their tributaries, and other surface fresh waters, and for other purposes; Funds for conservation programs in the Great Lakes; Sea Grants and Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) funding

FY 2018 Ag Appropriations to make sure enough resources available for farm programs;

Farm Bill development (Crop Insurance, Dairy Programs/Margin Protection, Market Access Program, Foreign Market Development, Conservation, Young Farmers and Ranchers); FY 2018 Ag Appropriations to make sure enough resources available for farm programs;

Black vulture depredation; Veterinary Feed Directive rules implementation; Horse Protection Act rules implementation;

General education and field meetings regarding oil and gas development, tax and leasing issues in Ohio; wind production tax credits; oil and gas royalty taxes; solar farm development; pipeline placement and FERC jurisdiction.

Need for general immigration reform/H2A program revamp

Discussed general importance of infrastructure to agriculture and need for roads/bridges, port, waterways (lock/dams) and funding for our highway system;

Normalization of relations with Cuba; HR 351 - Travel Ban Bill (lifts travel ban to Cuba); HR 442 - The Cuba Trade Act (lifts the embargo); HR 525 - The Cuba Agricultural Exports Act (lifts embargo for agricultural products); S 275 - The Cuba Agricultural Export Act (allows for private sector financing of agricultural products); S 472 - Embargo Bill (fully lifts trade embargo and allows private institutions the ability to extend credit to Cuba); General support for moving forward with new trade agreements;

HR 5 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 (support to reduce regulatory ambiguity and burden); Worker Protection Standard; General Pesticide Issues; NPDES Permitting requirements; Support for the Renewable Fuel Standard;

OSHA interpretation of exempt farming activities definition of seasonal labor - STARS Act (H.R. 863) OSHA intrepretation of "retail facility" under Process Safety Management program

Worker Protection Standard proposed rule change; general pesticide issues, spray drift, product registration; NPDES permitting; Renewable Fuel Standards- EPA proposed rule; Greenhouse Gas Emissions proposed rule; Reducing Regulatory Burden (HR 897)

Normalization of relations with Cuba & repeal of restrictions on export financing - S. 1049 Ag Export Expansion to Cuba Act of 2015, HR 3687 Cuba Ag Export Act, 2105 Senate Appropriations Trans Pacific Partnership agreement - vote for Congressional approval Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Agreement Repeal of Country of Origin Labeling for meat (HR 2393) (HR 1314) Voluntary use of County of Origin Labeling (S. 1844)

General education and field meetings regarding oil and gas development, tax and leasing issues in Ohio; wind production tax credit; oil and gas royalty tax, solar farm development and pipeline placement and FERC jurisdiction.

General issues regarding livestock care in Ohio. Antibiotic and hormone use in animals; equine slaughter, Safeguard American Food Exports Act of 2015 (HR 1942); antimicrobial drug use in animals (HR 2459); black vulture depredation; Veterinary Feed Directive rules; Horse Protection Act rules

Farm Bill Implementation (S954, HR 1771, HR 2642) and 2016 Ag Appropriations HR 22 (FAST Act) and HR 1314 (Budget Act) - provisions regarding rate of return cap for crop insurance Farm Bill 2018 discussions - Title 1, crop insurance, conservation Registration of the herbicide atrazine Chinese biotechnology approval process

Legal Workforce Act - requires e-verify (HR 1772/HR 1147)

Water Resources and Reform Development Act Implementation and WRDA 2016 (HR 5303) S. 2848) extension of Positive Train Control requirements for transport of anhydrous ammonia- HR 22 - FAST Act Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WINN) Act of 2016 (S 612)

Legislation to limit EPA authority regarding Waters of the United States rule implementation (S 1140, HR 1732, Barrasso AMDT 347 to budget resolution). Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2015 (HR 897) to eliminate duplication of pesticide regulation. Regional Conservation Partnership Program participation - funding opportunity in the Farm Bill; funds for conservation programs in the Western Lake Erie Basin. The Drinking Water Protection Act (HR 212); Safe and Secure Drinking Water Protection Act of 2015 (S. 462/HR 243); Great Lakes Assurance Program (HR 3120); NASA remote sensing program funding

General issues regarding livestock care in Ohio. Antibiotic and hormone use in animals; equine slaughter, Safeguard American Food Exports Act of 2015 (HR 1942); antimicrobial drug use in animals (HR 2459); black vulture depredation; Veterinary Feed Directive rules

OSHA interpretation of exempt farming activities definition of seasonal labor - STARS Act (H.R. 863) OSHA intrepretation of "retail facility" under Process Safety Management program

Worker Protection Standard proposed rule change; general pesticide issues, spray drift, product registration; NPDES permitting; Renewable Fuel Standards- EPA proposed rule; Greenhouse Gas Emissions proposed rule; Reducing Regulatory Burden (HR 897)

Water Resources and Reform Development Act Implementation and WRDA 2016 (HR 5303) S. 2848) extension of Positive Train Control requirements for transport of anhydrous ammonia- HR 22 - FAST Act

Normalization of relations with Cuba & repeal of restrictions on export financing - S. 1049 Ag Export Expansion to Cuba Act of 2015, HR 3687 Cuba Ag Export Act, 2105 Senate Appropriations Trans Pacific Partnership agreement - vote for Congressional approval Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Agreement Repeal of Country of Origin Labeling for meat (HR 2393) (HR 1314) Voluntary use of County of Origin Labeling (S. 1844)

Estate Tax HR 6100 - change IRS intrepretation of deductions; request for Senate support of letter to IRS overall tax reform Implementation of bills passed in December: Permanently extend Section 179 small business expensing (H.R. 636) Permanently repeal the Estate Tax (H.R. 1105) Fifty percent bonus depreciation permanent (S 1660) Fifty percent bonus depreciation extended (S. 1666) All also included in Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015 (PATH) Senate package of two-year extension of tax extenders House Tax Reform Package- proposal to eliminate ability to deduct net business interest

Food Safety Modernization Act - all proposed rules with a focus on rule for Growing, Harvesting, Packing and Holding Produce for Human Consumption Veterinary Feed Directive rules GMO labeling legislation -Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 (HR 1599)(S 2609)(S.764) Food production in urban areas

General education and field meetings regarding oil and gas development, tax and leasing issues in Ohio; wind production tax credit; oil and gas royalty tax, solar farm development and pipeline placement and FERC jurisdiction.