§7956 Planting Flexibility

Summary

Farmers may plant any crop on land that is counted as peanut base acres. But fruits, most vegetables (except lentils, mung beans, and dry peas), and wild rice are limited. Tree- or other perennial-grown crops (like many fruits) are not allowed on peanut base acres. Most vegetables and wild rice may only be planted if the crop is destroyed before it is harvested. There are three exceptions. If a region has a history of double-cropping with those crops, it can continue if the Secretary allows it. A farm with a history of planting them may continue, but direct and counter-cyclical payments are reduced by one acre for each acre planted. Producers with an established history of a specific crop may plant up to their average annual planting during the 1991–1995 or 1998–2001 crop years (excluding years with no plantings), and payments are reduced by one acre for each acre planted.