Agriculture
USDA-regulated agriculture, the Farm Bill, crop insurance, pesticide, and fertilizer lobby.
Tracked PAC receipts
$3,824,805
Tracked PAC giving
$1,029,500
Independent expenditures
$0
LDA lobbying spend
$7,110,000
How money flowed in this sector
IDonors put $4M into 3 sector PACs tracked here, led by National Cattlemen's Beef Association PAC, American Farm Bureau Federation PAC, Farm Credit Council PAC.
IIThose PACs spent $1M supporting candidates and on independent expenditures, with the top tracked recipients being John Boozman, Glenn Thompson, Harada International Law Office.
IIISector PACs and clients took documented positions on 10 policy outcomes, including Farm Bill Reauthorization 2024; Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS); IRA Clean Energy Tax Credits (Sections 45/48).
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Top sector PACs (by tracked giving)
| # | Name | Tracked $ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Cattlemen's Beef Association PACpac | $950K |
| 2 | American Farm Bureau Federation PACpac | $50K |
| 3 | Farm Credit Council PACpac | $30K |
Top donors to sector PACs
| # | Name | Tracked $ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM)organization | $750K |
| 2 | Deere &organization | $600K |
| 3 | Cargillorganization | $550K |
| 4 | Tyson Foodsorganization | $425K |
| 5 | Dairy Farmers of Americaorganization | $300K |
| 6 | Monsanto (Bayer)organization | $150K |
| 7 | Syngentaorganization | $125K |
| 8 | BEEF-PAC (BEEF POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF TEXAS CATTLE FEEDERS ASSOCIATION)pac | $15K |
| 9 | TEXAS AND SOUTHWESTERN CATTLE RAISERS ASSOC. PACpac | $10K |
| 10 | BROWN, ROYperson | $10K |
Top recipients of sector PAC spending
| # | Name | Tracked $ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Boozmanperson | $35K |
| 2 | Glenn Thompsonperson | $35K |
| 3 | Harada International Law Officeorganization | $30K |
| 4 | Grassley, Chuckperson | $20K |
| 5 | Joni Ernstperson | $20K |
| 6 | ANDY HARRIS FOR CONGRESSpac | $15K |
| 7 | LORI CHAVEZ-DEREMER FOR CONGRESSpac | $15K |
| 8 | JIMMY PANETTA FOR CONGRESSpac | $15K |
| 9 | PETE RICKETTS FOR SENATEpac | $15K |
| 10 | JULIA LETLOW FOR CONGRESSpac | $15K |
Policy outcomes the sector touched
| # | Outcome | Positions |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Farm Bill Reauthorization 2024 legislation · introduced | 3 |
| 2 | Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) regulation · enacted · finalized | 3 |
| 3 | IRA Clean Energy Tax Credits (Sections 45/48) legislation · enacted | 2 |
| 4 | Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Standards for 2026 and 2027, Partial Waiv regulation · introduced | 2 |
| 5 | Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Partial Waiver of the 2024 Cellulosic Bio regulation · introduced | 2 |
| 6 | Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Standards for 2026 and 2027, Partial Waiv regulation · introduced | 2 |
| 7 | Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Extension of 2024 Compliance Reporting De regulation · introduced | 2 |
| 8 | Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Partial Waiver of 2024 Cellulosic Biofuel regulation · introduced | 2 |
| 9 | Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Standards for 2026 and 2027, Partial Waiv regulation · introduced | 2 |
| 10 | Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Standards for 2023-2025 and Other Changes regulation · introduced | 2 |
Methodology
Industry-level totals are computed by summing donations and lobbying filings where the donor, recipient, or client is tagged with the agriculture sector. Numbers reflect QPQ-tracked totals only and may understate the official FEC cycle totals where the inflow ingest is incomplete. Click any entity to see its full profile with the breakdown of tracked vs FEC cycle totals.