§1445d Special Wheat Acreage Grazing and Hay Program for 1978 Through 1990 Crop Years

Summary

Even if other laws say otherwise, the Agriculture Secretary can run a special wheat acreage grazing and hay program for the crop years 1978 through 1990. If a farmer joins, they may pick up to 40% of the acres on the farm that were meant for wheat, feed grains, or upland cotton for harvest, or 50 acres, whichever is greater. That land must be planted to wheat or another commodity that is not corn or grain sorghum, and it must be used for grazing or for hay instead of producing grain for sale. Farmers must name the specific acres they put into the program, and only hay may be harvested from those acres. Payment equals the farm’s wheat program payment yield multiplied by the number of acres in the program and by a payment rate set by the Secretary. Farmers cannot get any other payments or price supports for those acres. These acres count in addition to any other set-aside programs. The Secretary can make rules to run the program and will carry it out through the Commodity Credit Corporation.