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| c2759237-d774-4713-bca3-e984e05951cf | Q3 | 40017133 | MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU | 187842 | MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU | 2016 | third_quarter | 2016-10-14T11:11:27.563000-04:00 | 50000.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | {"url": "https://lda.senate.gov/api/v1/filings/c2759237-d774-4713-bca3-e984e05951cf/", "filing_uuid": "c2759237-d774-4713-bca3-e984e05951cf", "filing_type": "Q3", "filing_type_display": "3rd Quarter - Report", "filing_year": 2016, "filing_period": "third_quarter", "filing_period_display": "3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30)", "filing_document_url": "https://lda.senate.gov/filings/public/filing/c2759237-d774-4713-bca3-e984e05951cf/print/", "filing_document_content_type": "text/html", "income": null, "expenses": "50000.00", "expenses_method": "a", "expenses_method_display": "Method A - Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only", "posted_by_name": "John Kran", "dt_posted": "2016-10-14T11:11:27.563000-04:00", "termination_date": null, "registrant_country": "United States of America", "registrant_ppb_country": null, "registrant_address_1": "7373 West Saginaw Highway", "registrant_address_2": "P.O. 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Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), and the concept of trade with Cuba. FB Policy for trade negotiations includes as objectives: Include all agricultural products and policies in the negotiations; Elimination of non-tariff trade barriers; Ensure market access for biotechnology products; Address issues concerning import sensitive products; Opposition to the use of geographic indicators.\nMFB also is in support of normalizing trade relations with Cuba and was part of a letter that went to House leadership advocating for fully lifting the financing, trade and travel bans for Cuba.", "foreign_entity_issues": "", "lobbyists": [{"lobbyist": {"id": 60543, "prefix": null, "prefix_display": null, "first_name": "JOHN", "nickname": null, "middle_name": null, "last_name": "KRAN", "suffix": null, "suffix_display": null}, "covered_position": null, "new": false}], "government_entities": [{"id": 23, "name": "Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)"}, {"id": 49, "name": "Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)"}, {"id": 2, "name": "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"}, {"id": 1, "name": "SENATE"}]}, {"general_issue_code": "TAX", "general_issue_code_display": "Taxation/Internal Revenue Code", "description": "MFB encouraged members of Congress to support a letter to Treasury Secretary Lew opposing proposed changes to estate tax discount valuation rules. MFB also supported H.R. 6100, Protect Family Farms and Businesses Act, which would prevent the IRS from issuing rules that would restrict estate tax discount valuation from taking effect. The bill was introduced by Rep. Warren Davidson (R-Ohio). MFB has serious concerns about how this proposed change to negatively impact estate planning and transferring family farms to the next generation when a family death occurs leading to increased tax burdens on the heirs.", "foreign_entity_issues": "", "lobbyists": [{"lobbyist": {"id": 60543, "prefix": null, "prefix_display": null, "first_name": "JOHN", "nickname": null, "middle_name": null, "last_name": "KRAN", "suffix": null, "suffix_display": null}, "covered_position": null, "new": false}], "government_entities": [{"id": 23, "name": "Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)"}, {"id": 49, "name": "Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)"}, {"id": 2, "name": "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"}, {"id": 1, "name": "SENATE"}]}, {"general_issue_code": "HOU", "general_issue_code_display": "Housing", "description": "Michigan Farm Bureau (MFB) is working with members of the House and Senate on seeing a legislative change that would allow H-2A visa guest workers to have the option of staying in farm housing financed under the Section 514 federal housing program administered under USDA. Currently theses agricultural workers are not eligible. MFB believes farmers have exhausted options to employ domestic workers that would utilize the housing and would like to use the empty houses to make available for H-2A.", "foreign_entity_issues": "", "lobbyists": [{"lobbyist": {"id": 60543, "prefix": null, "prefix_display": null, "first_name": "JOHN", "nickname": null, "middle_name": null, "last_name": "KRAN", "suffix": null, "suffix_display": null}, "covered_position": null, "new": false}], "government_entities": [{"id": 23, "name": "Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)"}, {"id": 49, "name": "Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)"}, {"id": 2, "name": "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"}, {"id": 1, "name": "SENATE"}]}, {"general_issue_code": "CHM", "general_issue_code_display": "Chemicals/Chemical Industry", "description": "Earlier this year, EPA issued a draft Ecological Assessment of the herbicides Atrazine and Simazine, which is a preliminary step in judging whether the chemical will continue to be available for agricultural producers. MFB met with industry partners and collaborated on comments from our organization and our members and sent them to EPA by the October 5 deadline. In addition to sharing with EPA, MFB communicated concerns to Congress throughout the process. MFB believes that the draft assessment by EPA did not rely on the best available science and would significantly impacted continued availability of these herbicides to farmers if left unchallenged.", "foreign_entity_issues": "", "lobbyists": [{"lobbyist": {"id": 60543, "prefix": null, "prefix_display": null, "first_name": "JOHN", "nickname": null, "middle_name": null, "last_name": "KRAN", "suffix": null, "suffix_display": null}, "covered_position": null, "new": false}], "government_entities": [{"id": 23, "name": "Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)"}, {"id": 49, "name": "Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)"}, {"id": 2, "name": "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"}, {"id": 1, "name": "SENATE"}]}, {"general_issue_code": "IMM", "general_issue_code_display": "Immigration", "description": "Michigan Farm Bureau (MFB) advocated for legislation that addresses agricultures long and short-term labor needs. Immigration reform would include an adjustment of status for those currently undocumented that are working in agriculture, allowing them to work in agriculture, and secondly creates a usable guest worker visa program run by the USDA that allows for at-will or contract workers for agriculture. MFB opposes H.R. 1147 the Legal Workforce Act, a bill to require mandatory E-Verify, unless the legislation were to move in tandem with legislation addressing agricultures labor needs.", "foreign_entity_issues": "", "lobbyists": [{"lobbyist": {"id": 60543, "prefix": null, "prefix_display": null, "first_name": "JOHN", "nickname": null, "middle_name": null, "last_name": "KRAN", "suffix": null, "suffix_display": null}, "covered_position": null, "new": false}], "government_entities": [{"id": 23, "name": "Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)"}, {"id": 49, "name": "Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)"}, {"id": 2, "name": "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"}, {"id": 1, "name": "SENATE"}]}, {"general_issue_code": "FOO", "general_issue_code_display": "Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)", "description": "Michigan Farm Bureau supported S. 764 - the Roberts-Stabenow GMO Labeling compromise. MFB policy supported a federal standard that would preempt mandatory state GMO labeling laws. In addition MFB supports a federal definition for biotechnology. \nMFB supports H.R. 3532, the Fruit and Vegetable Access for Children Act, the bill would expand the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) to allow schools to serve all forms of produce. Michigan annually processes more fruits like apples and cherries than are sold for fresh consumption. MFB Policy supports increased market opportunity for growers. MFB also supported a letter to appropriators on child nutrition reauthorization that would open the program to all forms of produce - fresh, frozen, canned and other processed products.\nMFB Supported H.R. 5003, Improving Child Nutrition and Education Act of 2016. The bill expands the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable program to allow schools to serve more fruits and vegetables - fresh, frozen, canned or dried.\nMFB opposed efforts in the House and Senate to move catfish inspection from the Food Safety and Inspection Service to FDA. MFB opposed S.J.Res 28 and similar efforts in the House.", "foreign_entity_issues": "", "lobbyists": [{"lobbyist": {"id": 60543, "prefix": null, "prefix_display": null, "first_name": "JOHN", "nickname": null, "middle_name": null, "last_name": "KRAN", "suffix": null, "suffix_display": null}, "covered_position": null, "new": false}], "government_entities": [{"id": 23, "name": "Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)"}, {"id": 49, "name": "Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)"}, {"id": 2, "name": "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"}, {"id": 1, "name": "SENATE"}]}, {"general_issue_code": "ANI", "general_issue_code_display": "Animals", "description": "Michigan Farm Bureau filed comments on the USDA National Organic Program's proposed changes to Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices published in the Federal Register on April 13, 2016. MFB expressed concerns with the proposal, specifically with the creation of cage size and outdoor access for livestock and poultry under this proposal. MFB communicated these concerns to congress in addition to USDA.", "foreign_entity_issues": "", "lobbyists": [{"lobbyist": {"id": 60543, "prefix": null, "prefix_display": null, "first_name": "JOHN", "nickname": null, "middle_name": null, "last_name": "KRAN", "suffix": null, "suffix_display": null}, "covered_position": null, "new": false}], "government_entities": [{"id": 23, "name": "Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)"}, {"id": 49, "name": "Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)"}, {"id": 2, "name": "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"}, {"id": 1, "name": "SENATE"}]}, {"general_issue_code": "CAW", "general_issue_code_display": "Clean Air and Water (quality)", "description": "Michigan Farm Bureau (MFB) continues to express concerns with the EPAs efforts to expand the definition of Waters of the United States under the Clean Water Act/Clean Water Rule. MFB supported H.R. 1732, the Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015 and has asked the U.S. Senate to pass similar legislation. The bill would require the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. EPA to withdraw the Clean Water Rule. MFB also supported S. 1140 the Federal Water Quality Protection Act and S.J.Res. 22, a vote of disapproval of the WOTUS rule. MFB also supports H.R. 3120, the Great Lakes Assurance Verification Act of 2015, a bill that would establish a Great Lakes basin initiative for agricultural nonpoint source pollution prevention.\nMFB supports H.R. 5226, the Regulatory Integrity Act, a bill that requires transparency about public communications made by agencies. MFB believed that the EPA overstepped its boundaries in regard to how it communicated the Waters of the US rule during the public comment period. This bill is in response to that concern.\nMFB also supported the Interior Appropriations Bill that passed in the House in July. 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