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.
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- Official: 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. as introduced.
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Local business briefs: Organic methods to be taught at workshop
Daniel L. Blay, county executive director of the USDA Farm Service Agency, said passage of HR 6849 extends the 2008 DCP enrollment for farms with 10 base ...
Direct and Counter-Cyclical Program (DCP) Signup Extended to ...
HR 6849 was enacted on October 13, 2008. This legislation suspends the 10.0 acre provision for the 2008 crop year and extends the 2008 DCP signup for farms ...
Small base-acre rule changed for this year
With the passage of HR 6849, for contract year 2008, farms with 10 base acres or less may receive payment, if all eligibility criteria is met. ...
Bill to suspend 10-acre rule for one year gets Bush signature
President George W. Bush signed into law in mid-October HR 6849, which suspends the 10-acre rule for one year and makes technical corrections to the SURE ...
Bush Signs Bill to Suspend 10-Acre Rule for One Year
President Bush signed into law HR 6849, which suspends the 10-acre rule for one year and makes technical corrections to the SURE disaster program. ...
National Sorghum Producers Applauds Congressional Approval of ...
Both changes were made as part of a Senate Amendment to HR 6849. NSP strongly encourages the President to sign this legislation into law.
Congress Fixes USDA's Misinterpretation of Farm Bill Base Acre ...
The House and Senate each passed by unanimous consent the Senate amendment to HR 6849, originally sponsored by Congressman Bob Etheridge of North Carolina, ...
Latta's statement on suspension of farm bill provision
Congressman Bob Latta made the following statement after co-sponsoring HR 6849, a bill to suspend the 10-acre minimum for the 2008 and 2009 crop years. ...
Committee suspends 10-acre payment limit rule
18) to review HR 6849, which would have permanently allowed farmers to combine base acres from multiple working farms to meet the 10-base-acre minimum ...

U.S. Congress - News Articles for H.R.6849 To amend the commodity provisions of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to ...



