Farming Flexibility Act of 2007
To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to provide producers on a farm with greater flexibility in selecting the crops to be planted on the base acres of the farm.
previous 110th session of congress Other Bill Titles (2 more) 3/7/2007--Introduced.
Farming Flexibility Act of 2007 - Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, with respect to direct and counter-cyclical payments, to:
(1) permit a producer to reduce a covered commodity base acreage by electing to plant such acres wit... more
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Amendments
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Bill Status
| Introduced | ![]() | Voted on by House | ![]() | Voted on by Senate | ![]() | Considered By President | ![]() | Bill Becomes Law |
| March 07, 2007 |
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Blog Coverage
November 19, 2008 La Vida Locavore:: Fun With Thomas
... growing in the Midwest as their competition. (The same happened in the House, where all of the support was from WI, IN, MI, IL, OH, and MN, about evenly split between the parties.) Find it on Thomas: S.1188 (H.R.1371 in the House) ...
Source: La Vida Locavore - Front Page
March 24, 2008 paging califloridans
Texans should also call. And everyone else. You can know when that's happened by looking at this nifty widget, which I just discovered. (OK, never mind, the widget isn't working. You'll just have to google HR 1371 yourself.)
Source: To the Lighthouse
July 09, 2007 On the planting restriction
Legislation, such as HR 1371/S. 1188, could appease midwestern growers for processing, but likely not fresh produce growers. Eliminate the restriction on planting fruits and vegetables. This option could remedy violations identified in ...
Source: Fresh Talk











