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Agricultural Productivity Act of 1983

Introduced: April 21, 1983 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 14, 1984
Subcommittee on Agricultural Research. Hearings held.
Jan 30, 1984
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
Jan 26, 1984
Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 206 - 184 (Record Vote No: 11).
Jan 26, 1984
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 206 - 184 (Record Vote No: 11).
Jan 25, 1984
House Agreed to Amendments Adopted by the Committee of the Whole.
Jan 25, 1984
Considered by House Unfinished Business.
Jan 25, 1984
Called up by House on Calendar Wednesday.
Dec 9, 1983
Placed on Union Calendar No: 335.
Dec 9, 1983
Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Agriculture. Report No: 98-587.
Nov 1, 1983
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Nov 1, 1983
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Nov 1, 1983
Subcommittee on Conservation Credit and Rural Development Discharged.
Oct 27, 1983
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Oct 27, 1983
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 20, 1983
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Aug 3, 1983
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 29, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture.
Apr 29, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Conservation Credit and Rural Development.
Apr 21, 1983
Introduced in House
Apr 21, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Agricultural Productivity Act of 1983 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) make an inventory of existing research and extension materials and recommend further areas of research regarding crop rotation, intercropping, biological pest control, and other related farming and soil conservation systems; and (2) make such information available to the public.

Directs the Secretary to conduct research on 12 pilot farms (having specified mixes of livestock and crops) to examine the effects of the transition from practices relying on chemical fertilizers and pesticides and traditional soil tillage to systems relying on organic and biological pest control, crop rotation, and conservation tillage. Requires such farms to be chosen within 120 days.

Directs the Secretary to make a parallel study of 12 farms which have been using such farm systems for at least five years.

Sets the term of such projects at five years each.

Sets forth on-farm study data, including soil profile changes, crop yields, energy and water use, and farm income.

Directs the Secretary to make payments to the owner of a pilot farm if the Secretary determines such payments are justified. Stipulates that these payments may be made only during a project's last four years.

Directs the Secretary to coordinate such pilot farms project with specified Federal and State agricultural services, colleges, and farmers.

Directs the Secretary to report to the appropriate congressional committees: (1) within 15 months regarding the information inventory; and (2) by April 1 of each year from 1985 through 1988 regarding the pilot farms, with a final project summary and recommendations by April 1, 1989.

Provides for a five-year program of intercropping assistance under the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act.

Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 through 1988.

What's happening now June 14, 1984

Subcommittee on Agricultural Research. Hearings held.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2