HR 5992
Protecting Farmers from Drought Act of 2023
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The Protecting Farmers from Drought Act of 2023 aims to provide more support to farmers facing prolonged drought conditions. It modifies the Federal Crop Insurance Program to allow counties experiencing extreme drought for three consecutive years to qualify for prevented planting insurance with a less stringent requirement. Specifically, farmers in these counties would only need to have planted a crop once in the past five years, rather than the usual four, to be eligible for prevented planting payments. This change is intended to offer greater relief to agricultural producers impacted by persistent drought.
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