Farming Flexibility Act of 2005
Official title: To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to provide producers on a farm with greater flexibility in selecting the crops to be planted on the base acres of the farm.
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Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Farming Flexibility Act of 2005 - Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, with respect to direct and counter-cyclical payments, to: (1) permit a producer to reduce a covered commodity base acreage by electing to plant such acres with fruits or vegetables for processing; (2) require such election to be made annually; and (3) provide that if a farm's base acreage is recalculated, such fruit or vegetable production shall be considered the same as the planning, prevented planting, or production of the covered commodity.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2045: Farming Flexibility Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2045/
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