To establish nonrecourse conservation assistance loans for loan commodities produced on certain farms, and for other purposes.
Conservation Assistance Loan Act of 2018
This bill establishes a Department of Agriculture (USDA) nonrecourse conservation assistance loan program. Under the program, farmers who receive loans must meet certain conservation requirements, including: (1) complying with applicable conservation and wetland protection requirements under the Food Security Act of 1985, (2) using a reduced tillage method and nutrient management practices, and (3) planting a cover crop.
(Under a nonrecourse loan, a farmer pledges a commodity as collateral and may deliver the pledged collateral to USDA to repay the loan.)
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
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