EDGE DAIRY FARMER COOPERATIVE

Lobbying for EDGE DAIRY FARMER COOPERATIVE

Filing 1st Quarter - Report

Reporting period

1st Quarter 2025

Jan 1 - Mar 31 · Posted Apr 21, 2025

Expenses

$30,000.00

What this organization spent lobbying with its own staff. Reported using A: the three LDA methods count different costs, so an expenses figure is not comparable across filers that used different ones.

Client based in

Wisconsin

Official filing document

Government bodies contacted 8

Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Executive Office of the President (EOP)
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SENATE
State, Dept of (DOS)
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

The chambers, agencies and offices the filer named. It does not say who inside them was contacted, or when.

Bills named in this filing 2

HR 649
Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025
S 2267
Dairy Business Innovation Act of 2023

Lobbying activity 5

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)

Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act - HR 649 & S 222 FDA Definition of "healthy" FDA guidance on plant-based milk alternatives Dietary Guidelines for Americans

Immigration

Expansion of H-2A visas to year-round workers; Pathway to legal status for current dairy workforce TN Visa denials for dairy

Trade (domestic/foreign)

Expanding market access for US dairy products via FTAs Sec. 301 tariffs

Environment/Superfund

Waters of the United States rulemaking efforts Clean Water Act regulation of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations

Agriculture

Federal Milk Marketing Order Reform implementation Farm Bill updates - Dairy Margin Coverage program; conservation programs; trade promotion programs Dairy Business Innovation Act - S. 2267 Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives Act (House) Accurate & Timely Payments for Dairy Farmers - Senate & House Milk Pricing Reform Priorities - Contracting Principles and regional flexibility for Federal Milk Marketing Orders USDA Carbon Credit Verifier Council Partnership for Climate Smart Commodities Project

Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filing, reproduced as filed. Bills are parsed from the activity descriptions.