Open Congress : Blog Articles for H.R.6849 To amend the commodity provisions of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to permit producers to aggregate base acres and reconstitute farms to avoid the prohibition on receiving direct payments, counter-cyclical payments, or average crop revenue election payments when the sum of the base acres of a farm is 10 acres or less, and for other purposes.

Congress fixes misinterpretation of farm bill base-acre provision ...

2008-12-17T19:00:00Z

The House and Senate each passed by unanimous consent the Senate amendment to H.R. 6849, originally sponsored by Congressman Bob Etheridge of North Carolina, Chairman of the House Agriculture General Farm Commodities and Risk Management ...

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Peanuts

2008-12-02T19:00:00Z

... H.R.6849 To amend the commodity provisions of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to permit producers to aggregate base acres and reconstitute farms to avoid the prohibition on receiving direct payments, counter-cyclical payments, or averag

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AGRICULTURAL DIGEST 11.01.08 : Columns : Abilene Reporter-News

2008-11-01T20:00:00Z

However, HR 6849, which was enacted on Oct. 13, provides legislation to allow for any farm with 10 acre bases to sign up for the 2008 crop. The new policy has also extended sign-up for 10 acre farms or less to have until Nov. ...

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USAgNet.com - National/World News - Bush Signs Bill to Suspend 10 ...

2008-10-24T20:00:00Z

President Bush signed into law H.R. 6849, which suspends the 10-acre rule for one year and makes technical corrections to the SURE disaster program. As previously reported, the legislation was approved by both chambers of Congress in ...

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DownsizeDC.org

2008-10-22T20:00:00Z

Food, Conservation, and Energy Act: Senate passed H.R. 6849, to amend the commodity provisions of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to permit producers to aggregate base acres and reconstitute farms to avoid the prohibition ...

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Bill to Suspend 10-Acre Rule for One Year Gets Bush Signature

2008-10-16T20:00:00Z

President George W. Bush signed into law this week HR 6849, which suspends the 10-acre rule for one year and makes technical corrections to the SURE disaster program.

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Small farms bill becomes law

2008-10-13T20:00:00Z

Washington, DC â€“- President Bush signed into law HR 6849, a bill introduced by US Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-Lillington) to suspend a provision in the 2008 Farm Bill that would have put thousands of small farms at risk. ...

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What People are Saying

2008-10-05T20:00:00Z

"The House has passed the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act,HR 6849, to amend the commodity provisions of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008" -- Unnamed House Clerk, clearly referring to me being a Friend. ...

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News from the National Association of Wheat Growers

2008-10-02T20:00:00Z

H.R. 6849, approved by both chambers, will buy legislators an additional year to create a permanent fix to the 10-acre rule dispute. The 2008 Farm Bill provision bars producers with 10 or fewer acres from receiving farm program payments ...

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Congress suspends base acre provision, extends signup

2008-09-30T20:00:00Z

H.R. 6849, as amended by the Senate, makes technical corrections to the permanent crop disaster program included in the 2008 farm bill. It also temporarily reverses the USDAâ€™s published notice regarding the farm billâ€™s 10 base-acre ...

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Congresss suspends base acre provision, extends signup

2008-09-30T20:00:00Z

House votes to suspend 10 base-acre provision for 2008

2008-09-29T20:00:00Z

24 a version of H.R. 6849 that would have suspended the 10 base-acre provision for two years and was fully paid for under Congressional Paygo rules. The Senate amended the bill to provide just a one year fix. ...

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FarmPolicy.com Â» Blog Archives Â» Prices, EU- U.S. Biofuels, and ...

2008-09-29T20:00:00Z

â€œH.R. 6849, as amended by the Senate, makes technical corrections to the permanent crop disaster program included in the 2008 Farm Bill. It also temporarily reverses the US Department of Agricultureâ€™s published notice regarding the Farm ...

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World Wide Ag Network - Congress Approves Ghost Crop Designation

2008-09-29T20:00:00Z

Farmers have one year to combine these small acre operations with other acres for the purpose of program payment eligibility. Both changes were made as part of a Senate Amendment to H.R. 6849. Source: National Sorghum Producers ...

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Congress fixes misinterpretation of farm bill base-acre provision

2008-09-29T20:00:00Z

The House and Senate each passed by unanimous consent the Senate amendment to HR 6849, originally sponsored by Congressman Bob Etheridge of North Carolina, Chairman of the House Agriculture General Farm Commodities and Risk Management ...

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09-30-08 Senate Passes Farm Bill Fix

2008-09-29T20:00:00Z

On Monday by unanimous consent the Senate passed an amendment to HR 6849 that attempts to fix some problems in the Farm Bill pertaining to the disaster program and aggregating base acres. The bill will postpone the implementation of not ...

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Senate Passes Farm Bill Fix

2008-09-29T20:00:00Z

Congress Steps in to Protect Smaller Farms

2008-09-28T20:00:00Z

"HR 6849 will restore the intent of Congress by allowing the small farmers who provide food for the nationâ€™s table to receive the payments they deserve for their work," said House General Farm Commodities and Risk Management ...

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today in congress/open thread

2008-09-26T20:00:00Z

carper â€“ oversight and government reform) hr 6849 - to amend the commodity provisions of the food, conservation, and energy act of 2008 to permit producers to aggregate base acres and reconstitute farms to avoid the prohibition on ...

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House votes to suspend base acre provision

2008-09-25T20:00:00Z

Passage of H.R. 6849 on Wednesday (Sept. 24) was needed to stop USDAâ€™s plan to deny farm program benefits to hundreds of thousands of producers nationwide by refusing to allow for the aggregation of small base acreage, supporters said. ...

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House votes to suspend farm bill base acre provision

2008-09-24T20:00:00Z

FarmPolicy.com Â» Blog Archives Â» Farm Bill, CAP, and Doha

2008-09-24T20:00:00Z

The House today passed H.R. 6849 by voice vote in response to the US Department of Agricultureâ€™s plan to deny farm program benefits to hundreds of thousands of producers nationwide by refusing to allow for the aggregation of small base ...

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today in congress/open thread

2008-09-23T20:00:00Z

5) hr 6849 - to amend the commodity provisions of the food, conservation, and energy act of 2008 to permit producers to aggregate base acres and reconstitute farms to avoid the prohibition on receiving direct payments, counter-cyclical ...

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House committee suspends 10-acre rule

2008-09-17T20:00:00Z

The committee held a business meeting Thursday to review H.R. 6849, which would have permanently allowed farmers to combine base acres from multiple working farms to meet the 10-base-acre minimum established in the farm bill. ...

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OpenCongress - U.S. Congress - H.R.6849 To amend the commodity ...

2008-09-15T20:00:00Z

HR6849 To amend the commodity provisions of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to permit producers to aggregate base acres and reconstitute farms to avoid the prohibition on receiving direct payments, counter-cyclical ...

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Bill Action: Law Enacted: HR 6849: To amend the commodity ...

2008-09-09T20:00:00Z

This bill has become law. [This event matched these trackers: Enacted Legislation ]

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HR 6849, To amend the commodity provisions of the Food ...

2008-09-07T20:00:00Z

HR 6849, To amend the commodity provisions of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to permit producers to aggregate base acres and reconstitute farms to avoid the prohibition on receiving direct payments, counter-cyclical ...

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