Senate LDA data Updated quarterly Lobbying disclosures

Agriculture Lobbying

Heavy-volume Senate LDA filings on Agriculture: the largest registrant books in this issue code report quarterly LD-2 outlays and named contacts.

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The verdict

PlainInfluence tracks $223.6M in itemized Agriculture lobbying disclosures across 1,429 filers, among them AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL, AARP, CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC., ranking #13 of 79 tracked issues by spend.

#13
of 79 issues by spend
$223.6M
tracked Agriculture lobbying
1,429
organizations lobbying
$156K
average per filer

Issue code: AGR · 1429 organizations lobbying on this issue

Total Lobbying Spend
$223.6M
Organizations
1,429

Agriculture filing shape

1,429 organizations filed on Agriculture (AGR) in 2023-2024, a wide registrant field where many distinct interests compete for attention.

AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL leads this issue's filer table with $41.9M in all-issue lobbying; filings remain spread across 10 named organizations rather than collapsing into one registrant.

Because many distinct organizations file on Agriculture, the LD-2 stream here is a useful map of competing advocacy priorities before hearings or rulemakings register in outcomes.

Top Spenders

Rank Organization Total Lobbying
#1 AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL $41.9M
#2 AARP $38.9M
#3 CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. $27.3M
#4 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS $20.1M
#5 WALMART INC. $19.5M
#6 KOCH GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS $19.3M
#7 NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION $18.5M
#8 BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATION $18.0M
#9 AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION $17.8M
#10 BAYER CORPORATION (CONSOLIDATED REPORT) $15.8M
#11 DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION $14.9M
#12 ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES INC. $14.5M
#13 UNITED AIRLINES, INC. $13.9M
#14 RAI SERVICES COMPANY $12.7M
#15 INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE $11.9M
#16 LYONDELL CHEMICAL COMPANY $11.5M
#17 EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION $11.4M
#18 INTERNATIONAL PAPER $11.3M
#19 ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS $10.8M
#20 PEPSICO, INC. $10.8M
#21 MANAGED FUNDS ASSOCIATION $10.6M
#22 ABBOTT LABORATORIES $10.6M
#23 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE $10.4M
#24 JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. $10.0M
#25 BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM USA CORPORATION $9.5M
#26 COCA-COLA $9.1M
#27 INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA $9.0M
#28 SIEMENS CORPORATION $8.7M
#29 NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION $8.1M
#30 SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. $8.0M
#31 FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION $8.0M
#32 POET $7.7M
#33 U.S. BEET SUGAR ASSOCIATION $7.7M
#34 NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA) $7.4M
#35 MCDONALDS CORPORATION $7.2M
#36 BEER INSTITUTE $7.1M
#37 ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY $6.9M
#38 ENTERGY SERVICES LLC $6.7M
#39 ALBERTSONS COMPANIES INC. $6.7M
#40 COX ENTERPRISES, INC. $6.7M
#41 AMERICAN CLEAN POWER ASSOCIATION $6.5M
#42 NATIONAL PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL $6.3M
#43 AMERICAN FOREST & PAPER ASSOCIATION $6.3M
#44 MARS, INCORPORATED $6.2M
#45 AMERICAN BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION $6.1M
#46 AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY $6.1M
#47 NATIONAL VENTURE CAPITAL ASSOCIATION $6.0M
#48 GROWTH ENERGY $6.0M
#49 LAND O'LAKES, INC. $6.0M
#50 CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE LLC (FKA E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY) $5.8M

Registrant concentration on Agriculture

Largest registrants by all-issue lobbying total among filers on code AGR (Senate LDA).

AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL$41.9MAARP$38.9MCHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC.$27.3MNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANU…$20.1MWALMART INC.$19.5MKOCH GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS$19.3MNATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION$18.5MBIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORG…$18.0M
All-issue lobbying total among filers on Agriculture · official public datasets

Source: U.S. Senate Office of Public Records, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings LD-2 quarterly lobbying disclosure filings (issue codes, registrants, expenditures) · 2024 Aggregated from quarterly LD-2 filings for issue code AGR; covers 1,429 registered organizations across the 2023-2024 reporting period. Data current as of August 2026.

Questions on this issue code

How much is spent lobbying on Agriculture?
$223.6M was reported on Agriculture (AGR) by 1,429 organizations in 2023-2024 Senate LDA filings, a heavy code by tracked outlay. AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL leads the filer list.
Who are the biggest spenders on Agriculture lobbying?
Top filers on Agriculture include AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL, AARP, CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC.. Rankings use each organization's all-issue lobbying total among registrants that filed on code AGR.
How many organizations lobby on Agriculture?
1,429 organizations filed on Agriculture in 2023-2024, a broad filer field relative to other LDA issue codes.

Data: official public datasets, 2023-2024. Verify filings at lda.senate.gov.