1st Quarter - Report

ARKANSAS FARM BUREAU FEDERATION for ARKANSAS FARM BUREAU FEDERATION

Period 1st Quarter 2012 Filed Apr 11, 2012 Signed by Rodney Baker, Director Governmental Affairs

Official filing
Firm
ARKANSAS FARM BUREAU FEDERATION
Client
ARKANSAS FARM BUREAU FEDERATION
Income
—
Expenses
$87,164
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

4 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Agriculture AGR

2012 Farm Bill - Ag Hearing; Budget; Commodity Title; Disaster Loan; and Marketing Programs.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JEFFERY HALL Associate Director, Goverenmental Affairs

Contacted: SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Environment/Superfund ENV

Comments prepared and submitted on EPA's proposed Section 308 CAFO reporting rule.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JEFFERY HALL Associate Director, Goverenmental Affairs

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 4157 / S. 2221: The Preserving America's Family Farm Act. Both bills explicitly prevent the Secretary of Labor from finalizing or enforcing the proposed Department of Labor Child Labor Regulations. The bill helps to continue raising awareness in the House and Senate of the importance of the issue.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JEFFERY HALL Associate Director, Goverenmental Affairs

Contacted: SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S. 2221 (112th), H.R. 4157 (112th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

We oppose the EPA's guidance on identifying waters protected by the Clean Water Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JEFFERY HALL Associate Director, Goverenmental Affairs

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.