Commerce
Wendy's Registers for Federal Lobbying on Food, Trade, and Taxes
Wendy's Co. registered for in-house lobbying on July 27, 2026, marking a formal entry into federal advocacy on six policy areas. The fast-casual chain is...
GAO Examines Technologies for Verifying Food Import Origins
The federal government has released a comprehensive assessment of technologies and methods used to track and verify the geographic origin of food and other...
Ingredient Transparency Group Maintains Q2 Lobbying Spending
Americans for Ingredient Transparency Inc. is stepping up ingredient transparency lobbying efforts, filing a disclosure for the second quarter that signals...
Meat Institute Lobbies on Agriculture Policy Issues
The Meat Institute faces a shifting regulatory landscape that has prompted sustained advocacy across multiple fronts. The organization is navigating...
U.S. Department of Agriculture Faces Mounting Backlog of Audits
The Department of Agriculture faces a mounting backlog of unfulfilled federal agency open recommendations from the Government Accountability Office, raising...
House Agriculture Subcommittee Examines Forest Service Budget Cuts
The U.S. Forest Service is facing scrutiny over a major operational decision and significant budget cuts that could reshape the agency's ability to manage...
Apollo Ends Elanco Lobbying Engagement on Animal Feed Bill
Apollo Government Relations LLC filed an LDA termination with the federal government on July 13, 2026, ending its representation of Elanco US Inc. effective...
House Committee Examines Four Wildlife Protection Bills
Four bills addressing wildlife threats and livestock protection are heading to a House Natural Resources Committee hearing next week, signaling...
Universal Leaf Tobacco Registers for Congressional Lobbying
Universal Leaf Tobacco Co. Inc. filed a new client registration for lobbying on June 22, 2026, marking the company's entry into congressional lobbying...
Farm Safety Net Programs Face Service Delivery Challenges
The Trump administration defended its farm safety net investments and program modernization efforts at a House Agriculture Committee hearing on June 24,...
National Milk Producers Lobby on Trade and Transportation
The National Milk Producers Federation is pursuing a focused lobbying strategy on trade, transportation, and agriculture issues. The organization filed its...
Hearing Reveals $3B Waste and a Black Market for Food Stamps
A House subcommittee hearing on combating waste, fraud, and abuse in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on June 25, 2026, revealed sharp...
Wildfires Burn at Record Rates, Trump Cuts Forest Service Funds
Why it matters: The Trump administration is cutting Forest Service funding by roughly 43 percent while simultaneously pushing states and private partners to...
House Passes Farm Aid Bill With Rare Bipartisan Support
The House passed the Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act on a lopsided bipartisan basis, with 178 Republicans and 189 Democrats voting yes. The...
BrandCo Ends Hemp Lobbying Relationship With Agricultural Firm
BrandCo Distributing LLC terminated its lobbying relationship with Olsson Frank Weeda Terman Matz PC in late April, according to an LDA termination filing...
Future of US-Mexico-Canada Agreement Uncertain After Hearing
The House Agriculture Committee convened a hearing on June 10, 2026, to discuss "Agricultural Perspectives On The Future Of The Usmca." This USMCA Hearing...
National Grocers Association Focuses on Small Business
The National Grocers Association has registered Venable LLP as its lobbying firm in a new client registration filed on June 16, 2026. The lobbying...
Threats to Farm Safety Net Under Scrutiny
The House Agriculture Committee is convening a farm safety net hearing to examine how the Trump administration's steep budget cuts are affecting farmers'...