Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board
Background The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is an โarmโs length bodyโ (ALB) of the UKโs Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra), classified as a non-departmental public body (NDPB).As an NDPB, the AHDB has some operational control over policy, can […]
Animal Agriculture Alliance
Background The Animal Agriculture Alliance (AAA) is a US-based non-profit organisation that โbrings together farmers, ranchers, veterinarians, animal feed companies, animal health companies, processors, allied associations and others involved in getting food from the farm to our forksโ, according to its website. Headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, and […]
International Meat Secretariat
Background The International Meat Secretariat (IMS), also known as LโOffice International de la Viande (OIV) and Oficina Permanente Intl. de la Carne (OPIC), is a global nonprofit organisation representing the meat industry. Founded in 1974 and headquartered in Paris, the IMS works to […]
Tyson Foods
Background Tyson Foods is one of the worldโs four largest meat producers, producing approximately 20 percent of U.S. beef, pork and chicken, according to the companyโs website.2โWhat we […]
Bipartisan Policy Center
Bipartisan Policy Center Background The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that describes itself as “a Washington, DC-based think tank that actively fosters bipartisanship by combining the best ideas from both parties to promote health, security, and opportunity for all Americans.” The BPC […]
Independent Women’s Voice
Independent Women’s Voice (IWV) Background Independent Women’s Voice (IWV) is a 501(c)(4) โadvocacyโ group that operates as the sister organization to the 501(c)(3) Independent Women’s Forum (IWF). According to public 990 forms, IWV and IWF also share some facility expenses and employees. According […]
Western Energy Alliance
Western Energy Alliance (WEA) Background The Western Energy Alliance (WEA) represents over 300 member companies โengaged in all aspects of environmentally responsible exploration and production (E&P) of oil and natural gas in the West,โ according to its website. It is located in Denver, Colorado. […]
Douglas Carswell
Douglas Carswell Credentials Background Douglas Carswell is a British former MP who represented the Essex constituency of Clacton between 2010 and 2017, initially for the Conservative Party. Between 2005 and 2010, he was the Conservative MP for Harwich.1 โMr Douglas Carswell,โ UK Parliament. Archived February 9, 2021. Archive.vn URL: He became the first elected MP […]
William Briggs
William M. Briggs Credentials Background William M. โMattโ Briggs is a policy advisor to The Heartland Institute and former visiting professor of statistics in the Department of Mathematics at Central Michigan University.1 โWILLIAM BRIGGS,โ The Heartland Institute. Archived October 7, 2020. Archive URL: https://archive.vn/pNPTN The Heartland Institute has received over $560,000 from ExxonMobil, was named […]
Gregory Wrightstone
Gregory Wrightstone Credentials M.S. Geology, West Virginia University 1979. B.S. Geology, Waynesburg College 1977) Background Gregory R. Wrightstone is a geologist who spent decades working for the natural gas industry.3Katie Meyer. โHouse […]
