# Torrey Advisory Group

> Torrey Advisory Group is a Washington, D.C. public-policy firm focused on food, agriculture, fiber and forestry. Founded by Michael Torrey in 2005 with one client, its bipartisan team combines federal lobbying, policy intelligence, issues communications, coalition building and full-service association management for companies, producer groups, trade associations and nonprofits.

- **Founded:** 2005
- **Headquarters:** Washington, United States
- **Founders:** Michael Torrey (Founder and President)
- **Products:** Government Relations, Issues Management & Communications, Association Management, Policy Publications
- **Notable:** Helped the Crop Insurance and Reinsurance Bureau organize a 72-hour response to $3 billion in proposed delivery-system cuts in 2015., The CIRB campaign generated 1,200 member emails to House and Senate offices, while Torrey contacted approximately 150 House offices directly., Congress restored the crop-insurance funding through the 2015 highway bill, which passed 359-65 in the House and 83-16 in the Senate before being signed into law.

## Products & services

- **Government Relations** — Legislative and regulatory strategy, direct representation, coalition building, grassroots engagement, policy counsel and relationship development with Congress, federal agencies and outside stakeholders.
- **Issues Management & Communications** — Crisis response, executive positioning, media and policy monitoring, public-affairs messaging, stakeholder mapping, action alerts, newsletters and opinion pieces.
- **Association Management** — Turnkey administration for trade associations, including membership services, meetings, event production, communications, bookkeeping, dues, budgeting, forecasting and strategic planning.
- **Policy Publications** — Weekly food-and-agriculture updates, issue memos, briefs and longer guides covering Congress, agencies, trade, food and farm policy.

## Achievements

- Helped the Crop Insurance and Reinsurance Bureau organize a 72-hour response to $3 billion in proposed delivery-system cuts in 2015.
- The CIRB campaign generated 1,200 member emails to House and Senate offices, while Torrey contacted approximately 150 House offices directly.
- Congress restored the crop-insurance funding through the 2015 highway bill, which passed 359-65 in the House and 83-16 in the Senate before being signed into law.
- Federal disclosure aggregations show more than 1,000 filings, 52 clients and $36.3 million in cumulative reported lobbying income from 2007 through 2026.
- Expanded from one client in 2005 to a multidisciplinary team serving organizations across food, agriculture, fiber and forestry.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Published its September 15 weekly food-and-agriculture policy update.
- **2026-09** — Announced a new events and membership manager, reflecting the association-management side of the business.
- **2026-09** — Published an analysis of cattle-market politics and policy.
- **2026-06** — Tracked the emerging 2026 Farm Bill, agriculture appropriations and food-policy legislation in weekly briefings.

## Links

- Website: https://torreydc.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/torrey-advisory-group

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Last updated: 2026-09-21