The Fertilizer Institute
Based in VA
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AI Overview
With $11.5M in lobbying spend across 33 quarterly filings, The Fertilizer Institute is one of the biggest lobbying spenders in Washington. Their lobbying covers 8 issue areas. Active from 2018 to 2025.
$11.5M
Total Spend
8
Years Active
1
Firms Hired
7
Lobbyists Deployed
8
Issues Lobbied
Spending Trend
View as table
| Year | Lobbying Spend |
|---|---|
| 2018 | $1.3M |
| 2019 | $1.5M |
| 2020 | $1.1M |
| 2021 | $1.2M |
| 2022 | $1.4M |
| 2023 | $2.2M |
| 2024 | $1.6M |
| 2025 | $1.4M |
Issues Lobbied
Lobbying Firms
Lobbyists
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: Agriculture, Transportation, Environment, Homeland Security, Clean Air & Water and 3 more
- •Farm Bill - Support appropriate funding levels for nutrient management and nutrient research in the Research and Conservation titles of the Farm Bill
- •S 808 Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2015 implementation (Surface Transportation Board and Congress)
- •Rail Liability Study (DOT-Congress)
- •Competitive Switching Proposal (Ex Parte 7
- •Ammonium Nitrate Security Program rule making (Congress and DHS)
- •Legislation to reauthorize the Chemical Facility Anti-terrorism Standards program.
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Data Sources: Senate LDA Filings
Last updated: February 2026
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