Food and agricultural businesses struggle today to stay abreast of the changing legislative and regulatory actions being implemented at the local, state and federal level.
Ice Miller's public affairs professionals well understand the importance of issue monitoring and influencing, as well as relationship building with public officials. They work closely with our food and agricultural clients to represent their interests in the Indiana, Illinois and Ohio state legislatures, as well as in Washington, D.C. These professionals represent clients when pressure is brought to bear by the administrative, legislative and regulatory actions of governments, NGOs, activist groups and others. Most importantly, Ice Miller's Public Affairs Team works proactively with agricultural clients to defeat potentially damaging laws and regulations brought about through areas such as:
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Activists and animal welfare groups
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Farm Bill programs
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Farm labor, safety and immigration issues
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Trade association and organizations
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Environmental issues
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Health and safety issues
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Regulatory affairs
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Transportation matters
The Ice Miller Public Affairs Team also provides our clients with the following services:
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Strategic advice
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Issuance of briefing papers
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Coalition development and management
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Identification of key legislative champions and authors
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Complete legislation drafting
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Preparation and delivery of committee testimony
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Direct lobbying and accurate vote tallies
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Executive branch approval
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Timely updates
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Community relations
In addition, we can executive a full program of targeted services such as:
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Grass top recruitment
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Grassroots support