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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.

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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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Type	Connected To	Details	Source
issued_rule	Multi-Family Housing and Community Facilities Updates to Federal Financial Assistance Guidance	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Section 504 Direct Single Family Housing Home Repair Loans and Grants; Materials Pilot Program	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Marketing Order Regulating the Handling of Spearmint Oil Produced in the Far West; Revision of the Salable Quantity and Allotment Percentage for Class 3 (Native) Spearmint Oil for the 2024-2025 Marketing Year	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Milk in the Northeast and Other Marketing Areas; Final Decision on Proposed Amendments to Marketing Agreements and Orders	Issued the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Rescission of Dual Labeling Requirements for Certain Packages of Meat and Poultry	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Uniform Compliance Date for Food Labeling Regulations	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Raisins Produced From Grapes Grown in California; Temporary Relaxation of Substandard and Maturity Dockage Requirements	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Hispanic-Serving Agricultural Colleges and Universities (HSACU) Certification Process	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Transparency in Policy Cancellations	Amended an existing rule.	Source
issued_rule	Marketing Order Regulations for Almonds Grown in California	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Onions Grown in South Texas; Increased Assessment Rate	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Cotton Board Rules and Regulations: Adjusting Supplemental Assessment on Imports (2025 Amendments)	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act: Revisions to Reporting Requirements	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC): Implementation of the Access to Baby Formula Act of 2022 and Related Provisions; Correcting Amendments	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Program Review-Subsistence Management for Public Lands in Alaska	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	OneRD Guarantee Loan Regulation	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	OneRD Guaranteed Loan Regulation	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Raisins Produced From Grapes Grown in California; Secretary's Decision and Referendum Order on Proposed Amendments to Marketing Order No. 989	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Expanding Access to Risk Protection (EARP)	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Agricultural Disaster Indemnity Programs; Approval of Information Collection Request	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Agricultural Disaster Indemnity Programs	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Tart Cherries Grown in the States of Michigan, et al.; Free and Restricted Percentages for the 2024-25 Crop Year	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Walnuts Grown in California; Changes to Administrative Requirements	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Sweet Onions Grown in the Walla Walla Valley of Southeast Washington and Northeast Oregon; Decreased Assessment Rate	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	National Poultry Improvement Plan and Auxiliary Provisions	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Grapes Grown in a Designated Area of Southeastern California; Decreased Assessment Rate	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Tart Cherries Grown in the States of Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wisconsin; Amendments to the Marketing Order	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Oranges, Grapefruit, Tangerines, and Pummelos Grown in Florida; Increased Assessment Rate	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Emergency Livestock Relief Program (ELRP) 2023 and 2024 Flood and Wildfire (FW); Approval of Information Collection Request	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Spearmint Oil Produced in the Far West; Salable Quantities and Allotment Percentages for the 2025-2026 Marketing Year	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Irish Potatoes Grown in Certain Designated Counties in Idaho, and Malheur County, Oregon; Increased Assessment Rate	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Updated Staple Food Stocking Standards for Retailers in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Accounting Requirements for RUS Electric Borrowers	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Imported Walnuts; Suspension of Handling Regulations	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Watermelon Research and Promotion Plan; Realignment	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Domestic Dates Produced or Packed in Riverside County, California; Decreased Assessment Rate	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Pistachios Grown in California, Arizona, and New Mexico; Decreased Assessment Rate	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Emergency Livestock Relief Programs	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Pears Grown in Oregon and Washington; Increased Assessment Rate for Fresh Pears	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Revising U.S. Standards for Grades of Lemons	Issued the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Removal of Obsolete Regulations for Crop Insurance Provisions	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Oranges and Grapefruit Grown in Lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas; Increased Assessment Rate	Issued the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Removal of Obsolete Regulation	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
issued_rule	User Fees: Agricultural Quarantine and Inspection Services; Technical Amendment	Amended an existing rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Removal of Obsolete Regulations	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Visual Post-Mortem Inspection in Swine Slaughter Establishments	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program: Elimination of the State Ameliorative Action Reporting Requirement for School Meals Eligibility Verification	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Additional Payment II Program	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Supplemental Disaster Relief Program (SDRP) Stage 1; Approval of Information Collection Request	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	National Environmental Policy Act	Amended an existing rule.	Source
issued_rule	Accounting Requirements for RUS Electric Borrowers	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska-2025-26 and 2026-27 Subsistence Taking of Fish and Shellfish Regulations	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	National Environmental Policy Act; Correction	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Federal Subsistence Management Program; Transfer of Regulations	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Obsolete Provisions	Issued the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Removal of Obsolete Regulations	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Supplemental Disaster Relief Program (SDRP) Stage 1	Issued the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Removal of Unconstitutional Preferences Based on Race and Sex in Response to Court Ruling	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
issued_rule	National Environmental Policy Act	Issued the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Removal of Pumped Bacon Sampling Regulations	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Publication Method of Lists of States With and Without State Meat or Poultry Inspection Programs	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Multifamily Housing Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program Requirement To Submit a Market Study	Issued the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Removal of Standard of Identity for Canned “Tripe With Milk”	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Revisions to the Calculation of Annual Household Income and Net Family Assets in the Section 515 Rural Rental Housing and Section 514/516 Farm Labor Housing Programs	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	User Fees for Agricultural Quarantine and Inspection Services; Correction	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	National Organic Program: 2025 Sunset Review and Substance Renewals	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Salmonella Framework for Raw Poultry Products	Issued the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Removal of Obsolete Regulations	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Import Regulations for Horses; Pre-Export Examination	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Emergency Livestock Relief Program (ELRP) 2023 and 2024; Approval of Information Collection Request	Issued the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer for Children: Rescission of Obsolete Regulatory Provisions	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Movement of Certain Genetically Engineered Organisms	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Christmas Tree Promotion, Research, and Information Order	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Updates to the Popcorn Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information Order	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Child Nutrition: Streamlining Plan Requirements for the Summer EBT Program and the Rural Non-Congregate Option in the Summer Food Service Program	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Marketing Order Regulating the Handling of Spearmint Oil Produced in the Far West; Revision of the Salable Quantity and Allotment Percentage for Class 3 (Native) Spearmint Oil for the 2024-2025 Marketing Year	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program: Elimination of the State Ameliorative Action Reporting Requirement for School Meals Eligibility Verification	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Conversion of Ski Area Authorizations	Issued the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Tobacco Grading and Inspections Services-Rescission of Regulations Establishing Tobacco Price Support Provisions	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Tobacco Grading and Inspections Services-Rescission of Tobacco Quota Provisions	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Tobacco Grading and Inspections Services-Rescission of Regulations Establishing Tobacco Price Support Provisions	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Paper and Paper-Based Packaging Promotion, Research and Information Order; Continuance Referendum and Moratorium on Assessment Collection	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Rescinding Natural Grass Sod Promotion, Research, and Information Order; Referendum Procedures	Issued the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Natural Grass Sod Promotion, Research, and Information Order: Withdrawal of Proposed Rule	Withdrew the rulemaking before finalizing it.	Source
issued_rule	Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustments for 2025	Issued the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Tobacco Grading and Inspections Services-Rescission of Obsolete Import Grading and Pesticide Testing Provisions	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Emergency Livestock Relief Program (ELRP) 2023 and 2024	Issued the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Tobacco Grading and Inspections Services-Rescission of Designated Tobacco Markets	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Rescission of the Dairy Donation Program	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Removal of Obsolete Regulations	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Rescission of Changes to Civil Rights Data Collection Methods	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Rescission of Recordkeeping on Restricted Use Pesticides by Certified Applications	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Removal of Obsolete Crop Assistance Program Regulations	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Rescinding National Organic Program; Market Development for Mushrooms and Pet Food	Issued the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Child and Adult Care Food Program: Rescission of Obsolete Data Collection Requirements	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Reauthorization of Dairy Forward Pricing Program: Correction	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Reauthorization of Dairy Forward Pricing Program	Issued the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Salmonella Framework for Raw Poultry Products	Withdrew the rulemaking before finalizing it.	Source
shaped_policy	Removal of Voluntary Ante-Mortem Inspection Regulations for Horses Vacated by Court	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Grazing Advisory Boards	Issued the rule.	Source
Contracted by	EMPLOYEES OF PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC PAC	Palantir Technologies received award from Department of Agriculture	Source
Contracted by	Google	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
Employs	Tyler Clarkson	General Counsel, Office of the General Counsel (presidential appointment with Senate confirmation)	Source
Employs	Stella Herrell	Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations (presidential appointment with Senate confirmation)	Source
Employs	Stephen Vaden	Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, Office of the Deputy Secretary (presidential appointment with Senate confirmation)	Source
Employs	Devon Westhill	Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (presidential appointment with Senate confirmation)	Source
Employs	Brooke Rollins	Secretary, Office of the Secretary (presidential appointment with Senate confirmation)	Source
Employs	Richard Fordyce	Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation, Office of the Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation (presidential appointment with Senate confirmation)	Source
Employs	Mindy Brashears	Under Secretary for Food Safety, Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety (presidential appointment with Senate confirmation)	Source
Employs	Dudley Hoskins	Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, Office of the Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs (presidential appointment with Senate confirmation)	Source
Employs	Scott Hutchins	Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics, Office of the Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics (presidential appointment with Senate confirmation)	Source
Employs	Michael Boren	Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, Office of Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment (presidential appointment with Senate confirmation)	Source
Employs	John Walk	Inspector General, Immediate Office (presidential appointment with Senate confirmation)	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
Employs	Julian Hamby	Director, National Institue of Food and Agriculture (presidential appointment)	Source
Employs	Ricki Schroeder	Senior Advisor, Office of the Secretary (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Jeremy Witte	Deputy Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, Office of the Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Joseph Gilson	Chief of Staff, Office of the Under Secretary for Rural Development (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Harry Fones	Senior Advisor, Office of Communications (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Ralph Linden	Deputy General Counsel, Office of the General Counsel (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Brian Mizoguchi	Deputy General Counsel, Office of the General Counsel (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Stacy Swanson	Executive Secretariat, Office of the Secretary (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Bruce Levell	Director of Public and Private Partnership, Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Elizabeth Bennett (Department of Agriculture)	Chief of Staff, Office of the Secretary (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Kelsey Barnes (Department of Agriculture)	Senior Advisor, Office of the Secretary (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Jennifer Horn (Department of Agriculture)	Deputy Chief of Staff to the Deputy Secretary and Senior Advisor to the Office of the Secretary, Office of the Deputy Secretary (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Brittany Baldwin	Senior Advisor for Special Projects, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Ladisa Onyiliogwu	Deputy Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Candice Kinn	Principal, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Office of the Chief Financial Officer (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Samuel Berry	Chief Information Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Courtney Knupp (Department of Agriculture)	Senior Advisor, Office of the Deputy Secretary (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Caleb Crosswhite	(Principal) Deputy General Counsel, Office of the General Counsel (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Michael Abboud (Department of Agriculture)	Deputy Chief of Staff for Public Affairs, Office of the Secretary (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Patrick Penn (Department of Agriculture)	Director, Office of Tribal Relations, Office of the Secretary (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Tucker Stewart	Senior Advisor for Lawfare, Office of the Secretary (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Alison Slagell	Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the Secretary (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Linsey Crowell (Department of Agriculture)	Chief of Staff, Office of the Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Brooke Appleton	Deputy Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation, Office of the Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Veronica Wong	Chief of Staff, Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Lauren Stump	Deputy Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics, Office of the Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Todd Lindsey (Department of Agriculture)	Deputy Under Secretary for Rd, Office of the Under Secretary for Rural Development (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Michelle Bekkering	Deputy Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, Office of the Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Patricia Swanson	Administrator, Risk Management Agency, Risk Management Agency (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Kenneth Selzer	Associate Administrator, Risk Management Agency (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	John Greene (Department of Agriculture)	Chief Operating Officer, Rural Development (non-career Senior Executive Service)	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
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