2nd Quarter - Report — NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WHEAT GROWERS for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WHEAT GROWERS (2021)

Firm

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WHEAT GROWERS

Client

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WHEAT GROWERS

Income

—

Expenses

$20,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Funding for the U.S. Wheat and Barley Scab Initiative, Wheat Resiliency Initiative, National Predictive Modeling Tool Initiative, general funding for ag research, and other wheat priorities. Support inclusion of wheat into the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program and additional relief for farmers economically impacted by COVID-19.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOSHUA TONSAGER	—
JACOB L WESTLIN	—

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); President of the U.S.

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) Implementation Support Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development Programs International Food Aid Programs Oppose tariffs place on U.S. wheat -- specifically the EU retaliatorily tariffs placed on wheat as a result of the Boeing-Airbus dispute

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOSHUA TONSAGER	—
JACOB L WESTLIN	—

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); President of the U.S.; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Agriculture AGR

Title I Commodity Programs Title II Conservation Programs Agricultural Appropriations and Budget including U.S. Wheat and Barley Scab Initiative, National Predictive Modeling Tool Initiative, falling numbers research, quality loss and excessive moisture disaster assistance, Wheat Resiliency Initiative, and others Federal Crop Insurance: Oppose changes or cuts to the system that would have an adverse impact on growers Support research and development efforts into crop insurance for quality loss Implementation of quality loss coverage in WHIP+ disaster program Additional assistance for farmers to respond to COVID-19 economic impacts

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOSHUA TONSAGER	—
JACOB L WESTLIN	—

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); President of the U.S.; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

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.