1st Quarter - Report — CHS INC. for CHS, INC (2012)

Firm

CHS INC.

Client

CHS, INC

Income

—

Expenses

$100,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Banking BAN

End user use of derivatives and implementation of Dodd-Frank Act and MF Global issue.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KARLA A FARNSWORTH	—

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

Accounting ACC

LIFO

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KARLA A FARNSWORTH	—

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

Transportation TRA

Hours of Service for Ag and Waterways issues/funding

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KARLA A FARNSWORTH	—

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Renewable fuels tax credit, Section 199, and other Corporate Tax reform issues.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KARLA A FARNSWORTH	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Agriculture AGR

2012 Farm Bill and canola industry issues

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KARLA A FARNSWORTH	—

Contacted: SENATE; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Energy/Nuclear ENG

RIN issue

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KARLA A FARNSWORTH	—

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

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.