Cotton Newsline: April 29, 2009

Base Acres determines how many acres on a farm are eligible for Direct and Counter Cyclical payment programs.

Base Acres determines how many acres on a farm are eligible for Direct and Counter Cyclical payment programs.  As part of the implementation of the 2008 Farm Bill, the previous administration terminated the Base Acres provision on all federally owned land.  According to Craig Brown, Vice President of Producer Affairs for the National Cotton Council the termination of these base acres was not included in the farm bill approved by Congress.
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