A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to consider certain acreage not planted due to a lack of irrigation water to be eligible for prevented planting payments, and for other purposes.
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Summary
Based on the bill's title, this legislation would direct the Secretary of Agriculture to allow farmers to receive prevented planting payments for acreage that was not planted due to insufficient irrigation water. The bill appears to expand eligibility for federal crop insurance indemnity payments to cover situations where water availability, rather than weather or other traditional causes, prevents planting.
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