H.R. 3029 · 102nd Congress · enacted
Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act Amendments of 1991
Became Public Law No: 102-237.
Latest official action 1991-12-13 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act Amendments of 1991 - Title I: Agricultural Commodity Programs - Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to permit conserving use acres not planted to program crops (wheat, feed grains, cotton, or rice) to be planted to specified alternate crops, such as experimental, industrial, or minor use crops, oilseeds, or sesame. Permits double cropping of soybeans on 0/92 wheat or feed grain acreage planted to minor oilseeds, or minor use, experimental, or industrial crops if there is a history of double cropping soybeans. Prohibits price support loans for such double cropped soybeans. Provides for a preliminary announcement of rice acreage reductions by December 1 of the calendar year preceding the harvest year. Requires the combining of corn and grain sorghum bases for each of 1992 through 1995. States that reduced acreage 50 percent cover crop requirements shall not apply to arid areas. Limits the issuance of cotton user marketing certificates during the period August 1, 1991, through July 31, 1996, based upon specified price index comparisons. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary) to make an annual determination whether to exempt malting barley from the barley acreage reduction program. Exempts from assessment barley certified as being sold for nonmalting purposes. Accelerates wheat and feed grain deficiency payments. Authorizes…
Congressional Research Service · 1991-11-26
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