7 USC 8752 - Base acres for peanuts for a farm

U.S Code last checked for updates: Feb 22, 2025

§ 8752.

Base acres for peanuts for a farm

(a)

Adjustment of base acreage for peanuts

(1)

In general

The Secretary shall provide for an adjustment, as appropriate, in the base acres for peanuts for a farm whenever any of the following circumstances occur:

(A)

A conservation reserve contract entered into under section 1231 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831) with respect to the farm expires or is voluntarily terminated, or was terminated or expired during the period beginning on October 1, 2007, and ending on the date of enactment of this Act.

(B)

Cropland is released from coverage under a conservation reserve contract by the Secretary, or was released during the period beginning on October 1, 2007, and ending on the date of enactment of this Act.

(C)

The producer has eligible pulse crop acreage, which shall be determined in the same manner as eligible oilseed acreage under section 7911(a)(2) of this title.

(D)

The producer has eligible oilseed acreage as the result of the Secretary designating additional oilseeds, which shall be determined in the same manner as eligible oilseed acreage under section 7911(a)(2) of this title.

(2)

Special conservation reserve acreage payment rules

(b)

Prevention of excess base acres for peanuts

(1)

Required reduction

(2)

Other acreage

For purposes of paragraph (1), the Secretary shall include the following:

(A)

Any base acres for the farm for a covered commodity.

(B)

Any acreage on the farm enrolled in the conservation reserve program or wetlands reserve program under chapter 1 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3830 et seq.).

(C)

Any other acreage on the farm enrolled in a Federal conservation program for which payments are made in exchange for not producing an agricultural commodity on the acreage.

(D)

Any eligible pulse crop acreage, which shall be determined in the same manner as eligible oilseed acreage under section 7911(a)(2) of this title.

(E)

If the Secretary designates additional oilseeds, any eligible oilseed acreage, which shall be determined in the same manner as eligible oilseed acreage under section 7911(a)(2) of this title.

(3)

Selection of acres

(4)

Exception for double-cropped acreage

(5)

Coordinated application of requirements

(c)

Reduction in base acres

(1)

Reduction at option of owner

(A)

In general

(B)

Effect of reduction

(2)

Required action by Secretary

(A)

In general

The Secretary shall proportionately reduce base acres on a farm for peanuts for land that has been subdivided and developed for multiple residential units or other nonfarming uses if the size of the tracts and the density of the subdivision is such that the land is unlikely to return to the previous agricultural use, unless the producers on the farm demonstrate that the land—

(i)

remains devoted to commercial agricultural production; or

(ii)

is likely to be returned to the previous agricultural use.

(B)

Requirement

(3)

Review and report

(d)

Treatment of farms with limited base acres

(1)

Prohibition on payments

(2)

Exceptions

Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a farm owned by—

(A)

a socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher (as defined in section 2003(e) of this title; 1

 So in original. There probably should be a closing parenthesis after “title”.

(B)

a limited resource farmer or rancher, as defined by the Secretary.

(3)

Suspension of prohibition

(Pub. L. 110–234, title I, § 1302, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 968; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title I, § 1302, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 1696; Pub. L. 110–398, § 1(a)(2), Oct. 13, 2008, 122 Stat. 4213; Pub. L. 113–188, title I, § 101(a), Nov. 26, 2014, 128 Stat. 2017.)

cite as: 7 USC 8752