Registry of Lobbyists
Subject matters | Details | Categories |
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Agriculture,
Animal Welfare
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Advocating concerns about C-355 and the lack of science/evidence based support for the contents of the legislation
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Agriculture
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Advocating concerns for Bill C-293 and the agriculture references w
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Agriculture,
Environment,
Taxation and Finance
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Advocating concerns on Bill S-243 about the access to capital for farmers.
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Agriculture,
International Trade
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Advocating concerns on C-282 and impact on trade and market access.
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Agriculture,
Environment
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Advocating for biogas to be included in Investment Tax Credit
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Policies or Program
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Agriculture,
Health
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Advocating for timely review by Health Canada for the use of Lambda on feed crops.
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Regulation
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Agriculture,
Animal Welfare
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Advocating government to appropriately prepare for animal disease outbreaks including Foot and Mouth Disease.
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Policies or Program
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Agriculture,
Environment
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Canadian Agriculture Policy - business risk management programming, environmental programming, Canada Food Policy
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Policies or Program
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Agriculture,
Environment
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Climate policy as it relates to emissions from producing cattle/beef.
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Policies or Program
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Agriculture,
Transportation
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Electronic Logging Devices - Hours of Service for Drivers
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Regulation
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Agriculture,
Environment
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Participation in development of federal methane reduction protocol
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Policies or Program,
Regulation
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Agriculture,
Taxation and Finance
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Pursuing exemption of underused housing tax for farmers providing housing for foreign workers
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Policies or Program
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Agriculture,
Taxation and Finance
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Supporting the passing of Bill C-234
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Agriculture,
Animal Welfare,
Environment
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Supporting the passing of Bill C-275
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Agriculture,
Employment and Training
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Temporary Foreign Workers Program and preparation of Labour Market Operators.
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Policies or Program
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Agriculture
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Traceability systems and regulations
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Policies or Program
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Agriculture,
International Trade
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Trade policy and regulations as it relates to import and export of cattle to the United States and increased market access to global markets for Canadian beef products.
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Policies or Program,
Regulation
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Subject matters | Details | Categories |
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Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted
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Agriculture: Bringing to elected and appointed officials at the department our perspectives on priority issues affecting the beef industry. These include market access, labour shortages, infrastructure renewal, consumer trust in Canadian agriculture, and tax competitiveness. Responding to various initiatives at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada across a wide range of subjects such as the new National Food Policy. Other subject areas include promoting animal welfare, design of the new Canadian Agricultural Partnership (CAP) Program, and reforming agriculture business risk management (BRM) tools such as Agri-Stability, Agri-Invest, and Agri-Insurance to ensure they work to meet the needs of cattle feeders. Advocating for government support of cattle producers during times of emergency, such as COVID-19, drought, floods, and fires. Working to ensure that officials have the perspective of the beef industry when designing policies and programs.
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Policies or Program
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Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted
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Budget: Meeting with elected and appointed officials on increasing federal government infrastructure investment, government programming to resolve labour shortages, and maintaining international business tax competitiveness.
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Policies or Program
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Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted
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Climate policy as it relates to emissions from producing cattle/beef.
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Policies or Program
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Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted
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Employment and Training: Advocating to decision-makers the importance of securing an adequate pool of labour for agriculture (on-farm labour) and agri-food (labour in meat processing facilities). Urging consideration of the recommendations in the National Labour Action Plan developed by the chairs of the eleven Agriculture Value Chain Roundtables (VCRTs). Working with officials at Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Service Canada, and Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) on improvements to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP).
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Policies or Program
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Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted
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Health: Commenting through public consultations and meetings with officials on various regulatory reforms underway at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and the Veterinary Drug Directorate. In particular, communicating with CFIA on proposed changes to the feed regulations, fees for registering veterinary drugs, the new federal framework for antimicrobial usage in livestock agriculture, changes to the transport of livestock in the Health of Animals regulations, improvements to the Restricted Feeder Cattle Program, and proposed enhanced traceability regulations for cattle and bison. Continue to work with the CFIA on a system of e-certification for the export of live cattle. Continue to promote the work of the Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC) and meet with the Veterinary Drug Directorate (VDD) at Health Canada on modernizing the approvals processes for veterinary drugs and livestock products. Also commenting on the new Canada Food Guide and other aspects of the Eating Healthy Strategy such as front-of-pack-labelling and the marketing of food products.
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Policies or Program,
Regulation
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Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted
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Immigration: Stressing the importance of Canada's immigration policy to secure required labour where there are proven shortages and need, such as agriculture and agri-food processing. Working with officials to construct two pilot projects including one for rural and remote locations in Canada, and another for agriculture and agri-food. Advocating for long-term solutions to labour shortages in the agriculture sector.
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Policies or Program
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Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted
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Infrastructure: Expressing to department officials the importance of a dedicated stream of federal funding for basic rural infrastructure to support the agriculture and agri-food industry. Advocating for creation of a line item for rural infrastructure in the federal budget.
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Policies or Program
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Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted
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International Trade: Communicating to officials the importance of expanded market access to future growth and sustainability of Canada's beef industry. Working with officials to maximize opportunities for beef under recently signed or ratified trade deals such as the Canada-US-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) deal, the Canada-South Korea Trade Agreement, and Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA). Working with officials to expand beef access to China by opening more product lines for export such as bone-in product and a new pilot for export of fresh and chilled products. Participating in federal government consultations on a possible Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United Kingdom, India, Indonesia, Mercosur, Pacific Alliance, and the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) bloc. Providing federal government officials with our perspectives on priorities for expanded international trade opportunities.
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Policies or Program
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Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted
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Transport Canada: Working with officials at Transport Canada on potential use of electronic logging devices (ELDs) on commercial livestock transport trucks. Ensuring that animal welfare concerns can be adapted, that the change will not disrupt movements of livestock, and that Canada remains competitive with regulations on ELDs in the US. Working with government on solutions to pressing supply chain challenges such as maintaining the import of US feeders into Canada, the export of Canadian fed cattle to the US, and ensuring US feed corn continues to arrive in western Canada as a result of last year's drought.
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Policies or Program,
Regulation
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Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted
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Underused Housing Tax - Seeking an overall exemption for agriculture producers for the underused housing tax.
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Policies or Program
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Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
Date | DPOH, Position Title | Government Institution | Subject Matters |
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2024-08-27 |
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Agriculture, Employment and Training |
2024-08-26 |
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Agriculture, Employment and Training |
2024-08-21 |
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Agriculture, International Trade |
2024-08-13 |
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Agriculture, Employment and Training, International Trade |
2024-08-08 |
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Employment and Training |
2024-07-09 |
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Agriculture, Environment |
2024-07-08 |
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Agriculture, Environment |
2024-07-05 |
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Agriculture, International Trade, Taxation and Finance |
2024-04-25 |
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Agriculture, International Trade |
2024-04-16 |
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Agriculture, Animal Welfare, Environment |
2024-04-09 |
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Agriculture, International Trade |
2024-04-09 |
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Agriculture, Animal Welfare |
2024-03-22 |
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Agriculture, Environment, Taxation and Finance |
2024-03-21 |
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Agriculture, Environment, International Trade |
2024-03-21 |
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Agriculture, International Trade |
2024-03-21 |
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Agriculture, International Trade |
2024-03-21 |
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Agriculture, Environment, International Trade, Taxation and Finance |
2024-03-20 |
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Agriculture |
2024-03-20 |
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Agriculture, International Trade |
2024-03-06 |
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Agriculture, International Trade |
2024-02-12 |
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Agriculture, International Trade, Transportation |
2023-11-17 |
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Agriculture, International Trade, Transportation |
2023-11-14 |
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Agriculture, Health |
2023-11-14 |
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Agriculture |
2023-11-09 |
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Agriculture, International Trade, Transportation |
2023-11-08 |
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Agriculture, Environment, International Trade, Transportation |
2023-11-08 |
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Agriculture, Health, Transportation |
2023-11-07 |
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Agriculture, International Trade |
2023-11-07 |
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Agriculture, Transportation |
2023-11-07 |
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Agriculture, Environment, International Trade, Transportation |
2023-11-07 |
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Agriculture, Environment, International Trade, Transportation |
2023-11-07 |
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Agriculture, Environment, International Trade, Transportation |
2023-11-07 |
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Agriculture, Environment, International Trade, Transportation |
2023-11-07 |
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Agriculture, Environment, International Trade, Transportation |
2023-11-07 |
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Agriculture, Environment, International Trade, Transportation |
2023-11-07 |
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Agriculture, Environment, International Trade, Transportation |
2023-11-07 |
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Agriculture, Environment, International Trade, Transportation |
2023-11-07 |
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Agriculture, Environment, International Trade |
2023-11-07 |
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Agriculture, Environment, International Trade, Transportation |
2023-11-07 |
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Agriculture, Environment, International Trade, Transportation |
2023-11-07 |
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Agriculture, Environment, International Trade, Transportation |
2023-11-07 |
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Agriculture, Environment, International Trade, Transportation |
2023-11-07 |
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Agriculture, Environment, International Trade, Transportation |
2023-11-07 |
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Agriculture, Environment, International Trade, Transportation |
2023-11-07 |
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Agriculture, Environment, International Trade |
2023-11-07 |
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Agriculture, Environment, International Trade |
2023-11-07 |
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Agriculture, Environment, International Trade, Transportation |
2023-11-07 |
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Agriculture, Environment, International Trade, Transportation |
2023-11-07 |
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Agriculture, Environment, International Trade, Transportation |
2023-11-07 |
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Agriculture, Environment, International Trade, Transportation |
2023-11-07 |
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Agriculture, Environment, International Trade, Transportation |
2023-11-07 |
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Agriculture, Environment, International Trade, Transportation |
2023-11-07 |
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Agriculture, Environment, International Trade, Transportation |
2023-11-07 |
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Agriculture, Environment, International Trade, Transportation |
2023-11-07 |
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Agriculture, Environment, International Trade, Transportation |
2023-11-07 |
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Agriculture, Environment, International Trade, Transportation |
2023-11-07 |
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Agriculture, Environment, International Trade, Transportation |
2023-11-07 |
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Agriculture, Environment, International Trade, Transportation |
2023-10-30 |
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Agriculture, International Trade, Transportation |
2023-10-25 |
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Agriculture |
2023-10-25 |
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Agriculture, Health |
2023-10-25 |
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Agriculture, Environment, Transportation |
2023-10-20 |
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Agriculture, Environment, Transportation |