Sec. 2. Production of fruits and vegetables for processing on covered commodity base acres
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Section 1107(b)(3)(B) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8717(b)(3)(B)) is amended by striking (other than mung beans and pulse crops) . Section 1107 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 8717 ) is amended by striking subsection
(d)and inserting the following: Beginning with the 2014 crop year, notwithstanding paragraphs
(1)and
(2)of subsection
(b)and in addition to the exceptions provided in subsection (c), producers on a farm may reduce the base acres for any covered commodity for the farm for a crop year by 1 acre for each acre used for the planting and production of fruits or vegetables (other than potatoes) for processing. Producers on a farm shall— demonstrate to the Secretary that the producers on the farm have entered into a contract to produce a crop of a commodity specified in paragraph
(1)for processing; agree to produce the crop as part of a program of crop rotation on the farm to achieve agronomic and pest and disease management benefits; and provide evidence of the disposition of the crop. Each acre of a farm devoted to the planting and production of fruits or vegetables under paragraph
(1)shall be included in the base acres for the covered commodity for the subsequent crop year, unless the producers on the farm make the election described in paragraph
(1)for the subsequent crop year. Subject to subparagraph (B), if the Secretary recalculates the base acres for a farm, the planting of fruits and vegetables under paragraph
(1)shall be considered to be the same as the planting, prevented planting, or production of a covered commodity. Nothing in this paragraph provides authority for the Secretary to recalculate base acres for a farm. .
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Production of fruits and vegetables for processing on covered commodity base acres
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