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 met...
Daniel L. Blay, county executive director of the USDA Farm Service Agency, said passage of HR 6849 extends the 2008 DCP enrollment for fa...
Direct and Counter-Cyclical Progra...
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 DC...
Small base-acre rule changed for t...
With the passage of HR 6849, for contract year 2008, farms with 10 base acres or less may receive payment, if all eligibility criteria i...
Bill to suspend 10-acre rule for o...
President George W. Bush signed into law in mid-October HR 6849, which suspends the 10-acre rule for one year and makes technical correct...
Bush Signs Bill to Suspend 10-Acr...
President Bush signed into law HR 6849, which suspends the 10-acre rule for one year and makes technical corrections to the SURE disaster...
National Sorghum Producers Applaud...
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 Misinterpret...
The House and Senate each passed by unanimous consent the Senate amendment to HR 6849, originally sponsored by Congressman Bob Etheridge ...
Latta's statement on suspension of...
Congressman Bob Latta made the following statement after co-sponsoring HR 6849, a bill to suspend the 10-acre minimum for the 2008 and 20...
Committee suspends 10-acre paymen...
18) to review HR 6849, which would have permanently allowed farmers to combine base acres from multiple working farms to meet the 10-base...
Blog Coverage
Congress fixes misinterpretation o...
The House and Senate each passed by unanimous consent the Senate amendment to H.R. 6849, originally sponsored by Congressman Bob Etheridg...
Peanuts
... H.R.6849 To amend the commodity provisions of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to permit producers to aggregate base a...
AGRICULTURAL DIGEST 11.01.08 : Col...
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 cro...
USAgNet.com - National/World News ...
President Bush signed into law H.R. 6849, which suspends the 10-acre rule for one year and makes technical corrections to the SURE disast...
DownsizeDC.org
Food, Conservation, and Energy Act: Senate passed H.R. 6849, to amend the commodity provisions of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act ...
Bill to Suspend 10-Acre Rule for O...
President George W. Bush signed into law this week HR 6849, which suspends the 10-acre rule for one year and makes technical corrections ...
Small farms bill becomes law
Washington, DC â- President Bush signed into law HR 6849, a bill introduced by US Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-Lillington) to suspend a provis...
What People are Saying
"The House has passed the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act,HR 6849, to amend the commodity provisions of the Food, Conservation, and En...
News from the National Association...
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 ...
Congress suspends base acre provis...
H.R. 6849, as amended by the Senate, makes technical corrections to the permanent crop disaster program included in the 2008 farm bill. I...

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