Mid-Year Report

NEW YORK FARM BUREAU, INC. for NEW YORK FARM BUREAU INC

Period Mid-Year 2007 Filed Aug 7, 2007

Official filing
Firm
NEW YORK FARM BUREAU, INC.
Client
NEW YORK FARM BUREAU INC
Income
—
Expenses
$40,000

What was lobbied

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

Disaster Planning/Emergencies DIS

Agriculture disaster HR 2207, HR 2206

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT HOKANSON N/A
PATRICK HOOKER N/A
JOHN LINCOLN N/A
JULIE SUAREZ N/A
JOHN TAUZEL N/A
LINDSAY WICKHAM N/A
JEFFREY WILLIAMS N/A

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 2206 (110th), H.R. 2207 (110th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

CERCLA and ERCRA issues, manure and superfund HR 1398, S 807

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT HOKANSON N/A
PATRICK HOOKER N/A
JOHN LINCOLN N/A
JULIE SUAREZ N/A
JOHN TAUZEL N/A
LINDSAY WICKHAM N/A
JEFFREY WILLIAMS N/A

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS)

Bills named: H.R. 1398 (110th)

Banking BAN

Farm credit expansion HR 2419

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT HOKANSON N/A
PATRICK HOOKER N/A
JOHN LINCOLN N/A
JULIE SUAREZ N/A
JOHN TAUZEL N/A
LINDSAY WICKHAM N/A
JEFFREY WILLIAMS N/A

Contacted: SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 2419 (110th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Ag Appropriations HR 3161; Supplemental appropriations HR 2207, HR 2206; Potential funding for water quality work in the Chesapeake Bay and Upper Susquehanna watersheds HR 2419

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT HOKANSON N/A
PATRICK HOOKER N/A
JOHN LINCOLN N/A
JULIE SUAREZ N/A
JOHN TAUZEL N/A
LINDSAY WICKHAM N/A
JEFFREY WILLIAMS N/A

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 2207 (110th), H.R. 3161 (110th), H.R. 2419 (110th), H.R. 2206 (110th)

Utilities UTI

New York regional interconnect powerline; New York designated a federal utility corridor HR 2614

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT HOKANSON N/A
PATRICK HOOKER N/A
JOHN LINCOLN N/A
JULIE SUAREZ N/A
JOHN TAUZEL N/A
LINDSAY WICKHAM N/A
JEFFREY WILLIAMS N/A

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS)

Bills named: H.R. 2614 (110th)

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

Ammonium nitrate regulations HR 1680

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT HOKANSON N/A
PATRICK HOOKER N/A
JOHN LINCOLN N/A
JULIE SUAREZ N/A
JOHN TAUZEL N/A
LINDSAY WICKHAM N/A
JEFFREY WILLIAMS N/A

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 1680 (110th)

Immigration IMM

Immigration Reform farm labor HR 371, S 1348

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT HOKANSON N/A
PATRICK HOOKER N/A
JOHN LINCOLN N/A
JULIE SUAREZ N/A
JOHN TAUZEL N/A
LINDSAY WICKHAM N/A
JEFFREY WILLIAMS N/A

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 371 (110th)

Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation RES

Conservation programs inclusion in farm bill HR 2419; Farmland protection HR 2419; Eminent domain HR 926

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT HOKANSON N/A
PATRICK HOOKER N/A
JOHN LINCOLN N/A
JULIE SUAREZ N/A
JOHN TAUZEL N/A
LINDSAY WICKHAM N/A
JEFFREY WILLIAMS N/A

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS)

Bills named: H.R. 2419 (110th), H.R. 926 (110th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Peru, Columbia, Panama and South Korea Free Trade Agreements; Agricultural products imports - general issues, no bill numbers

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT HOKANSON N/A
PATRICK HOOKER N/A
JOHN LINCOLN N/A
JULIE SUAREZ N/A
JOHN TAUZEL N/A
LINDSAY WICKHAM N/A
JEFFREY WILLIAMS N/A

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Education EDU

Research funding for agriculture including speciality crops HR 2419

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT HOKANSON N/A
PATRICK HOOKER N/A
JOHN LINCOLN N/A
JULIE SUAREZ N/A
JOHN TAUZEL N/A
LINDSAY WICKHAM N/A
JEFFREY WILLIAMS N/A

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2419 (110th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Energy omnibus outer continential drilling renewable fuel standards HR 6; Wind power support HR 2419 and HR 6

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT HOKANSON N/A
PATRICK HOOKER N/A
JOHN LINCOLN N/A
JULIE SUAREZ N/A
JOHN TAUZEL N/A
LINDSAY WICKHAM N/A
JEFFREY WILLIAMS N/A

Contacted: SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2419 (110th), H.R. 6 (110th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Food safety, nutrition programs, fresh fruit and vegetable school lunch programs HR 2419; Country of origin labeling HR 2419

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT HOKANSON N/A
PATRICK HOOKER N/A
JOHN LINCOLN N/A
JULIE SUAREZ N/A
JOHN TAUZEL N/A
LINDSAY WICKHAM N/A
JEFFREY WILLIAMS N/A

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2419 (110th)

Agriculture AGR

Farm bill, including veal industry, MILC, MILC extension, MILC expansion, crop insurance/risk management reform, Conservation Program, ag research HR 2419, HR 1600, HR 1551, HR 1148 and S 654; MILC extension HR 2207, MILC expansion HR 1583; National Dairy Equity Act HR 2766; Business competition issues in agriculture HR 2135 and S 622; Crop insurance reform HR 2419

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT HOKANSON N/A
PATRICK HOOKER N/A
JOHN LINCOLN N/A
JULIE SUAREZ N/A
JOHN TAUZEL N/A
LINDSAY WICKHAM N/A
JEFFREY WILLIAMS N/A

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 1583 (110th), H.R. 2207 (110th), H.R. 2766 (110th), H.R. 1148 (110th), H.R. 2135 (110th), H.R. 2419 (110th), H.R. 1600 (110th), H.R. 1551 (110th)

Animals ANI

Horse slaughter HR 503, S 311; Antibiotic use in animals HR 962, S 549

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT HOKANSON N/A
PATRICK HOOKER N/A
JOHN LINCOLN N/A
JULIE SUAREZ N/A
JOHN TAUZEL N/A
LINDSAY WICKHAM N/A
JEFFREY WILLIAMS N/A

Contacted: SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 503 (110th), H.R. 962 (110th)

Indian/Native American Affairs IND

General indian land claims issues - general issues, no bill numbers

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT HOKANSON N/A
PATRICK HOOKER N/A
JOHN LINCOLN N/A
JULIE SUAREZ N/A
JOHN TAUZEL N/A
LINDSAY WICKHAM N/A
JEFFREY WILLIAMS N/A

Contacted: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Water Resources Development Act HR 2421; Navigable waters definition; Chesapeake Bay impairment issue and Upper Susquehanna Watershed water quality HR 2419

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT HOKANSON N/A
PATRICK HOOKER N/A
JOHN LINCOLN N/A
JULIE SUAREZ N/A
JOHN TAUZEL N/A
LINDSAY WICKHAM N/A
JEFFREY WILLIAMS N/A

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 2419 (110th), H.R. 2421 (110th)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

Broadband funding for rural areas HR 2419

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT HOKANSON N/A
PATRICK HOOKER N/A
JOHN LINCOLN N/A
JULIE SUAREZ N/A
JOHN TAUZEL N/A
LINDSAY WICKHAM N/A
JEFFREY WILLIAMS N/A

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 2419 (110th)

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