Sec. 11107. Cover crops
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Section 508(a) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1508(a) ) is amended— in paragraph (3)— in subparagraph (A)(iii), by striking practices the first place it appears and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting practices. ; by redesignating subparagraphs
(B)and
(C)as subparagraphs
(C)and (D), respectively; by inserting after subparagraph
(A)the following: Subject to clause (ii), the following voluntary practices shall be considered good farming practices under subparagraph (A)(iii): A scientifically sound, sustainable, and organic farming practice, as determined by the Secretary. A conservation activity or enhancement (including cover crops) that is approved by the Natural Resources Conservation Service or an agricultural expert, as determined by the Secretary. A practice described in subclause
(I)or
(II)of clause
(i)shall be considered a good farming practice only if under that practice the insured crop may be expected to make normal progress toward maturity under typical growing conditions, as determined by the Secretary. ; and in subparagraph
(C)(as so redesignated), in the subparagraph heading, by inserting after determination review ; and practices by adding at the end the following: Cover crop termination shall not affect the insurability of a subsequently planted insurable crop if the cover crop termination is carried out according to guidelines— established by the Secretary; or approved by— the Natural Resources Conservation Service; or an agricultural expert, as determined by the Corporation. In a county in which summer fallow is an insurable practice, a cover crop in that county that is terminated according to guidelines established by the Secretary shall be considered as summer fallow for the purpose of insurability. .
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