2nd Quarter - Report

OLSSON, FRANK, WEEDA, TERMAN & MATZ, PC for AMERICAN PISTACHIO GROWERS (FORMERLY KNOWN AS WESTERN PISTACHIO ASSOCIATION)

Period 2nd Quarter 2026 Filed Jul 17, 2026 Signed by Philip Karsting

Official filing
Firm
OLSSON, FRANK, WEEDA, TERMAN & MATZ, PC
Client
AMERICAN PISTACHIO GROWERS (FORMERLY KNOWN AS WESTERN PISTACHIO ASSOCIATION)
Income
$60,000
Expenses
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What was lobbied

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Farm Bill; Agricultural Trade Policy

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BEN EDWARD DASH —
BAILEE FANNING New —
PHILIP C KARSTING Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service; CoS of Sen.Herb Kohl
ERIC STEINER Senior Professional Staff, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Chief of Staff, Food and Nutrition Service, USDA; Associate Administrator for Special Nutrition Programs, Food and Nutrition Service, USDA
ROGER R SZEMRAJ House Approps Committee; CoS of Rep. Marcy Kaptur

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

Agriculture AGR

Farm Bill - specialty crop and research provisions.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BEN EDWARD DASH —
BAILEE FANNING New —
PHILIP C KARSTING Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service; CoS of Sen.Herb Kohl
ERIC STEINER Senior Professional Staff, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Chief of Staff, Food and Nutrition Service, USDA; Associate Administrator for Special Nutrition Programs, Food and Nutrition Service, USDA
ROGER R SZEMRAJ House Approps Committee; CoS of Rep. Marcy Kaptur

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY 2027 Agriculture Appropriations bill

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BEN EDWARD DASH —
BAILEE FANNING New —
PHILIP C KARSTING Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service; CoS of Sen.Herb Kohl
ERIC STEINER Senior Professional Staff, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Chief of Staff, Food and Nutrition Service, USDA; Associate Administrator for Special Nutrition Programs, Food and Nutrition Service, USDA
ROGER R SZEMRAJ House Approps Committee; CoS of Rep. Marcy Kaptur

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

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Farm Bill; FY 2027 Agriculture Appropriations bill

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BEN EDWARD DASH —
BAILEE FANNING New —
PHILIP C KARSTING Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service; CoS of Sen.Herb Kohl
ERIC STEINER Senior Professional Staff, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Chief of Staff, Food and Nutrition Service, USDA; Associate Administrator for Special Nutrition Programs, Food and Nutrition Service, USDA
ROGER R SZEMRAJ House Approps Committee; CoS of Rep. Marcy Kaptur

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); 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.