legislation: 98-s-2608

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98-s-2608 98 s 2608 Agricultural Efficiency and Equity Act of 1984 Agriculture and Food 1984-04-30 1984-04-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture. Senate Sen. Bentsen, Lloyd M. [D-TX] TX D B000401 0 Agricultural Efficiency and Equity Act of 1984 - Title I: Acreage Base and Program Yield System - Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to establish farm acreage and crop acreage bases for each program crop based on the preceding five crop years. Permits producer crop acreage base adjustment. Requires program participation in order to receive price support assistance. Sets forth exceptions. Requires the Secretary to provide for a farm program yield for each crop based on the preceding five years. Sets forth related county committee recordkeeping responsibilities. Title II: Price-Support Levels for Program Crops - Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to provide: (1) that price supports for peanuts for which marketing quotas have been disapproved shall be 50 percent of parity; and (2) no supports for tobacco for which marketing quotas have been disapproved. 2025-08-29T17:39:55Z  

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