A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 1949.
Farm Programs Predictability Act of 1985 - Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to provide that if the Secretary of Agriculture does not announce the terms of the 1986 price support programs for wheat, feed grains, upland cotton, or rice within 60 days of the planting date, producers may elect to participate in such programs by reducing planted acreages for each crop by specified percentages. Permits five percent increases in the percentage reduction if 1985 carryover stocks exceed a specified percent of annual usage for the 1986 marketing year.
Stipulates that such election shall not apply to any commodity for which acreage allotments or marketing quotas are in effect.
Introduced in Senate
Introduced in the Senate, read the first time.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Read the second time.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 443.
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