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To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to provide producers on a farm with greater flexibility in selecting the crops to be planted on the base acres of the farm.

3/7/2007--Introduced.

Farming Flexibility Act of 2007 - Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, with respect to direct and counter-cyclical payments, to: (1) permit a producer to reduce a covered commodity base acreage by electing to plant such acres with fruits or vegetables for processing; (2) require such election to be made annually; and (3) provide that if a farm's base acreage is recalculated, such fruit or vegetable production shall be considered the same as the planning, prevented planting, or production of the covered commodity.

Latest Actions
  • 03/20/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture.
  • 03/20/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
  • 03/07/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Bill Text
File name Last Updated
H.R.1371 Introduced in House08/31/2007