American Farm Bureau Fed

Based in DC

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AI Overview

With $19.3M in lobbying spend across 34 quarterly filings, American Farm Bureau Fed is one of the biggest lobbying spenders in Washington. They deploy 35 individual lobbyists Their lobbying covers 23 issue areas. Active from 2018 to 2025.

$19.3M
Total Spend
8
Years Active
1
Firms Hired
35
Lobbyists Deployed
23
Issues Lobbied

Spending Trend

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YearLobbying Spend
2018$3.1M
2019$3.3M
2020$3.1M
2021$3.2M
2022$2.6M
2023$1.5M
2024$1.3M
2025$1.2M

Issues Lobbied

RRRHealth IssuesEnergyTradeAgricultureTransportationTaxationTelecommunicationsBudget/AppropriationsChemicalsGovernment IssuesImmigrationFood IndustryEducationAnimalsLabor IssuesFuel/Gas/OilClean Air & WaterNatural ResourcesReal EstateBankingSmall BusinessFinancial

Lobbying Firms

American Farm Bureau Fed

Lobbyists

Dale MooreAndrew WalmsleyPatricia WolffVeronica SwerdlowRonald KarneyJohn NewtonWilliam DwyerDavid SalmonsenCody LyonMary Kay ThatcherPaul SchlegelDon ParrishKatelyn MccullockDanielle QuistRyan YatesMace ThorntonMichael NepveuxScott BennettAllison CrittendenTravis CushmanShelby MyersSamuel KiefferShelby HagenauerEmily BuckmanDaniel MunchDustin ShererCourtney BriggsRoger CryanBernt NelsonRudolph LayherJoby YoungJohnie BoatrightJoseph GilsonBrian GlennAutumn Lankford

What They Lobby About

These are actual descriptions from their quarterly lobbying disclosure filings, summarizing what they lobbied Congress and federal agencies about.Issue areas: RRR, Health Issues, Energy, Trade, Agriculture and 18 more

  • •Reduce Frequency of Railroad Delays
  • •Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act
  • •STB Nominees
  • •Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; /Association Health Care Plan
  • •Support Renewable Fuel Standard
  • •Support Production Tax Credits for Renewable Fuels and Renewable Energy
  • •Support for normalizing trade and travel relations with Cuba. Actively working to educate and gather support for various pieces of legislation that address agricultural trade relations with Cuba. Supp
  • •Environmental Quality Incentive Program
  • •GIPSA - Farm Fair Practice Rules
  • •Farm Bill
  • •AMS-Mandatory Price Reporting
  • •AMS-Organic Standards
  • •Wetland Conservation Compliance swamp buster
  • •Part 340 Gene Editin

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Last updated: February 2026

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