Peter Owen Bachmann Government and Regulatory Affairs Experience USA Rice Federation Arlington, VA: Manager, Government Affairs May 2015 present Manage USA Rice?s portion of a $16.8 million Regional Conservation Partnership Program project and work closely with 40+ financially?contributing partners Act as staff liaison for USA Rice?s Conservation, Sustainability, Crop Insurance, and Rice Futures Contract Committees Maintain a portfolio with the following issues: farm safety net programs, conservation and sustainability, food aid, Cuban embargo, Rice Futures Contract, crop insurance, ag transportation, food safety, and global agriculture development Work closely with appropriate USA Rice staff on all trade and regulatory issues Act as the industry liaison for all D.C. and national issue-based coalitions and work groups for each of the issues within my portfolio Organize and submit comments, letters, and hearing testimony to the Hill and Administration for all of my issue areas Publish a weekly newsletter summarizing the Government Affairs departmental work and D.C.-based events and legislative actions of interest to USA Rice members Publish a economic news and analysis newsletter for members using USDA production data, prices, stocks and CME futures markets Publish an annual, industry-wide, comprehensive report on the domestic usage of rice based on surveys submitted by rice milling companies Publish one to three weekly news stories relevant to my portfolio in USA Rice?s daily newsletter to members, media, and Hill staff Regularly attend state and regional rice grower meetings to provide association updates, government affairs news, opportunities for safety netfconservatlon program sign-ups, etc. Responsible for creating and maintaining relationships with Congressional staff from 30+ rice-growing Congressional Districts to resolve issues and garner support when necessary Natl. Assoc. of Conservation Districts - Washington, DC: Northeast Field Rep/Policy Specialist Oct 2013 ~Moy 2015 Worked closely with partner organizations representing NACD on a number of coalitions in the conservation, agriculture, and forestry industries Represented 250+ conservation districts in 12 Northeast states and traveled frequently to meet with districts and state association staff and provided national updates via phone, email and through in-person presentations Attended trade shows and conferences to network and represent NACD to producers and potential partners Solelyr organized annual fly-in coordinating a reception, legislative breakfast and a general session worked closely with Congressional offices to secure speakers and meetings for membership to discuss current issues Staffed Legislative Committee and wrote comments, testimony and assisted with press releases on legislation, rule-writing and other pertinent issues Assisted communications team in maintaining talking points on a number of issues for CED, Director of Government Affairs and officers of the Board of Directors Authored all 2014 Farm Bill/'Title ll educational materials for members and coordinating comments on interim rules released by NRCS Strategic Conservation Solutions - Washington, DC: Research Fellow Summer 2013 i Attended meetings, hearings and work groups on behalf of Principal, Bruce Knight with several corporate and non-profit clients 0 Researched and produced an array of information for clients relating to existing or proposed regulation Searched for and published a weekly federal/private grant report for clients Analyzed possible effects of legislationfrule?writing on clients? service or products Learned extensively about the role of conservation and sustainability in the crop protection, dairy farming, and waterfowl restoration industries CropLife America Washington, DC: Science and Regulatory Affairs intern Sommer 2012 I interacted with representatives from USDA, FDA and EPA on a regular basis II Created talking points for and summarized annual USDA Pesticide Data Program Report - Composed petitions for submission to EPA for exemption of 200+ inert chemicals 0 Helped organize and create content for annual CLA Science Forum - Authored an op-ed published in CropLife Magazine on the importance of modern agriculture and the public?s lack of knowledge about Norman Borlaug Involved in a wide array of issues facing the crop protection industry as they hit the press Education Virginia Tech - Blacksburg, VA 3.5. in Dairy Science, Concentration of Dairy Enterprise Management - Graduated cum laude in May 2013