The Integrated Farm Management Program (IFMP) was a program authorized by the
1990 farm bill
The Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade (FACT) Act of 1990 — P.L. 101-624 (November 28, 1990) was a 5-year omnibus farm bill that passed Congress and was signed into law.
This bill, also known as the 1990 farm bill, continued to move ag ...
(P.L. 101-624) to assist producers in adopting resource-conserving
crop rotations by protecting participants’
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, payment yields, and
program payments
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. The program’s goal was to enroll 3 to over 5 years. The
1996 farm bill
The Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-127), known informally as the Freedom to Farm Act, the FAIR Act, or the 1996 U.S. Farm Bill, was the omnibus 1996 farm bill that, among other provisions, revises and simplifies d ...
(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 suppor ...
and a
pilot conservation farm
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option program.
See also
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Dairy Export Incentive Program The Dairy Export Incentive Program (DEIP) is a program that offers subsidies to exporters of U.S. dairy products to help them compete with other nations. USDA pays cash to exporters as bonuses to help them sell certain U.S. dairy products at prices ...
References
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United States Department of Agriculture programs
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