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5. COMMODITY: Provisions: Planting Flexibility Pilot Program
Wednesday, July 02, 2008

TITLE 1:  COMMODITY
Planting Flexibility Pilot Program

  • For each of the 2009 – 2012 crop years authorizes a planting flexibility pilot program for 7 different states:
    • Illinois; 9,000 acres
    • Indiana; 9,000 acres
    • Iowa; 1,000 acres
    • Michigan; 9,000 acres
    • Minnesota; 34,000 acres
    • Ohio; 4,000 acres
    • Wisconsin; 9,000 acres
  • Crops included; cucumbers, green peas, lima beans, pumpkins, snap beans, sweet corn, and tomatoes grown for processing
  • Reduces base acres 1 acre for each acre planted under the pilot program during the year of planting
  • Requires evaluation studies

 

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