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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11/07/08
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 ...

Source: Mansfield News Journal, OH
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10/30/08
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 ...

Source: Rockbridge Weekly, VA
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10/24/08
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. ...

Source: The Daily Advertiser, LA
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10/23/08
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 ...

Source: High Plains Journal, KS
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10/19/08
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. ...

Source: Wisconsin Ag Connection, WI
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09/30/08
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.

Source: Grainnet, IL
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09/29/08
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, ...

Source: Pork Magazine (subscription), KS
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09/23/08
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. ...

Source: Port Clinton News Herald, OH
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09/21/08
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 ...

Source: Southeast Farm Press
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