7 USC 9018 - Producer agreements

U.S Code last checked for updates: Nov 22, 2024

§ 9018.

Producer agreements

(a)

Compliance with certain requirements

(1)

Requirements

Before the producers on a farm may receive payments under this subchapter with respect to the farm, the producers shall agree, during the crop year for which the payments are made and in exchange for the payments—

(A)

to comply with applicable conservation requirements under subtitle B of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3811 et seq.);

(B)

to comply with applicable wetland protection requirements under subtitle C of title XII of that Act (16 U.S.C. 3821 et seq.);

(C)

to effectively control noxious weeds and otherwise maintain the land in accordance with sound agricultural practices, as determined by the Secretary; and

(D)

to use the land on the farm, in a quantity equal to the attributable base acres for the farm and any base acres for an agricultural or conserving use, and not for a nonagricultural commercial, industrial, or residential use, as determined by the Secretary.

(2)

Compliance

(3)

Modification

(b)

Transfer or change of interest in farm

(1)

Termination

(A)

In general

(B)

Effective date

(2)

Exception

(c)

Acreage reports

(d)

Production reports

As an additional condition on receiving agriculture risk coverage payments for individual coverage, the Secretary shall require a producer on a farm to submit to the Secretary annual production reports with respect to all covered commodities produced on all farms in the same State—

(1)

in which the producer has an interest; and

(2)

for which individual coverage has been selected.

(e)

Effect of inaccurate reports

(f)

Tenants and sharecroppers

(g)

Sharing of payments

(Pub. L. 113–79, title I, § 1118, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 672.)

cite as: 7 USC 9018