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1st Quarter - Report · 2026

Filing UUID
07ad0bd5-aa34-4a33-8c82-ed7858ea4584
Type
Q1 — 1st Quarter - Report
Period
first_quarter
Year
2026
Posted
2026-04-15 18:21:46
Income (reported)
Expenses (reported)
$770,000
Expenses method
A
Filing document
Open on lda.senate.gov

Registrant (lobbying firm)

SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BEET SUGAR COOP

Processing of sugar beets into refined sugar.

Contact
JEFFREY RUSTVANG
Phone
+1 320-293-1537
Address
zip:56284, city:Renville, state:MN, street:83550 County Rd 21

Client

SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BEET SUGAR COOP

Processing sugar beets into refined sugar

State
MN
Country
US
Government-entity client
false
Effective date
2021-04-14

Issues lobbied + lobbyists

AGR — Agriculture

US Sugar Policy as described in the Farm Bill - The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018. USDA - Sugar Program Administration Rural and Agriculture Infrastructure Potential Improvements to the Sugar Storage Facility Loan Program Maintaining, expanding and improving crop insurance for farmers who grow sugarbeets, as well as those who raise other row crops. Advocating for economic assistance to growers of sugarbeets.

Lobbyists: JEFFREY RUSTVANG

Government entities lobbied: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

TRD — Trade (domestic/foreign)

US Sugar Policy as described in the Farm Bill - The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018.

Lobbyists: JEFFREY RUSTVANG

Government entities lobbied: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

BUD — Budget/Appropriations

US House and Senate Fiscal Year 2027 Agriculture Appropriations Act including but not limited to the US Sugar Program as described in the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, sugarbeet research and funding, and funding for US Farm Programs.

Lobbyists: JEFFREY RUSTVANG

Government entities lobbied: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

ENV — Environment/Superfund

Discussions with House and Senate on conservation programs.

Lobbyists: JEFFREY RUSTVANG

Government entities lobbied: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

LBR — Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace

Farm Workforce Modernization Act.

Lobbyists: JEFFREY RUSTVANG

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

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