The Integrated Farm Management Program (IFMP) was a program authorized by the
1990 farm bill (P.L. 101-624) to assist producers in adopting resource-conserving
crop rotation
Crop rotation is the practice of growing a series of different types of crops in the same area across a sequence of growing seasons. It reduces reliance on one set of nutrients, pest and weed pressure, and the probability of developing resistant ...
s by protecting participants’
base acreage, payment yields, and
program payments. The program’s goal was to enroll 3 to over 5 years. The
1996 farm bill (P.L. 104-127) replaced the IFMP with
production flexibility contracts In the United States, a production flexibility contract is a 7-year contract covering crop years 1996-2002, authorized by the 1996 farm bill (P.L. 104-127) between the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) and farmers, which makes fixed income support ...
and a
pilot conservation farm option program.
See also
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Dairy Export Incentive Program
References
External links
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United States Department of Agriculture programs
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