Client
- Description
- National trade association for the commercial animal food industry
- Location
- Virginia · United States of America
Registrant
- Firm
- SLK STRATEGIES
- Description
- Government affairs/strategic communications
- Location
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
Lobbying activities
6 issuesFinancial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Issues related to CFTC implementation of Dodd-Frank rulemakings, particularly on bona fide hedging, risk management for hedgers CFTC reauthorization
LobbyistsSTEVEN KOPPERUD
TargetedSENATE · HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) · Agriculture, Dept of (USDA) · Energy, Dept of · Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) · Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) · Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) · Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
Agriculture
Food safety, FSMA implementation Biobased fuels and alternative energy Implementation of 2014 Farm Bill Groundwork for 2018 Farm Bill Implementation of 2014 Farm Bill titles as follows: Title 2, conservation programs; Title 3, market development credits/approps; Title 7, enhancing ag research into plant/animal disease; Title 9, research/fostering of alternative feedstocks for biobased fuels, e.g., ethanol, Title 11, animal care, wellbeing and production systems Issues related to FDA regulation of livestock/poultry feed, pet food and animal food ingredients, including FDA registration, export certification, user fees, mandatory recall, standards of operation, implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). Ongoing pet food/animal feed ingredient categorization/"definition" EPA regulation of CAFOs, greenhouse gases from agriculture, including methane, carbon footprints, etc. EPA setting of Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) fuel mixing mandates for biofuels
LobbyistsSTEVEN KOPPERUD
TargetedSENATE · HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) · Agriculture, Dept of (USDA) · Energy, Dept of · Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) · Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) · Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) · Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
