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Department of Agriculture
Federal department administering farm subsidies, crop insurance, ethanol mandates, sugar import quotas, and food safety. The farm bill and commodity programs directly benefit agribusiness interests.
Tracked direct giving
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Tracked donations to candidate
$0
Connections
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Regulatory Capture Assessment
Regulatory capture occurs when a regulatory agency advances the interests of the industry it is meant to oversee. The indicators below track evidence of capture for this agency. According to the academic literature (Stigler 1971, Carpenter & Moss 2013), captured agencies exhibit declining enforcement, revolving door personnel pipelines, and rule-making that favors incumbents over public interest.
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Revolving door
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Relationships
| Type | Connected To | Details | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contracted by | EMPLOYEES OF PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC PAC | Palantir Technologies received award from Department of Agriculture | Source |
| Contracted by | Google received award from Department of Agriculture | Source | |
| Contracted by | Johnson & Johnson Employees' Good Government Fund | Johnson & Johnson received award from Department of Agriculture | Source |
| Contracted by | CHEVRON U.S.A., INC. | Chevron received award from Department of Agriculture | Source |
| Lobbied by | American Farm Bureau Federation | Farm Bureau lobbies USDA on agricultural policy | Source |
| Lobbied by | Tyson Foods | Tyson lobbies USDA on meat inspection and labor rules | Source |
| Lobbied by | Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) | ADM lobbies USDA on commodity programs and subsidies | Source |
| Lobbied by | Dairy Farmers of America | DFA lobbies USDA on dairy pricing and programs | Source |
| Lobbied by | NATIONAL PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL | NPPC lobbies USDA on pork industry regulations | Source |
| Contracted by | Caspian Group, LLC | Caspian received award from Department of Agriculture | Source |
| Contracted by | Brave Group | Brave received award from Department of Agriculture | Source |
| commented_on | HOPE for Small Farm Sustainability | Public comment on USDA_FRDOC_0001: Dairy Import Licensing Program | Source |
| Employs | Brooke Rollins | Brooke Rollins serves as Secretary of Agriculture since January 2025 | Editorial |
| Lobbied by | Cargill | Cargill lobbies USDA on trade and commodity policy | Source |
| Contracted by | Microsoft PAC (MSPAC) | Microsoft received award from Department of Agriculture | Source |
| Contracted by | Chevron Corporation PAC (Chevron Employees PAC) | Chevron received award from Department of Agriculture | Source |
| Contracted by | Palantir Technologies | Palantir Technologies received award from Department of Agriculture | Source |
| Contracted by | IBM | IBM received award from Department of Agriculture | Source |
| Contracted by | Moderna | Moderna received PROJECT GRANT (B) from Department of Agriculture | Source |
| Contracted by | Alphabet/Google | Google received award from Department of Agriculture | Source |
| Contracted by | Johnson & Johnson, Solicitors (through Raffaniello & Associates LLC) | Johnson & Johnson received award from Department of Agriculture | Source |
| Contracted by | PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | Palantir Technologies received award from Department of Agriculture | Source |
| Contracted by | Johnson & Johnson | Johnson & Johnson received award from Department of Agriculture | Source |