Agricultural Productivity Act of 1983

Summary

Agricultural Productivity Act of 1983 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) make an inventory of existing research and extension materials and recommend further areas of research regarding crop rotation, intercropping, biological pest control, and other related farming and soil conservation systems; and (2) make such information available to the public. Directs the Secretary to conduct research on 12 pilot farms (having specified mixes of livestock and crops) to examine the effects of the transition from practices relying on chemical fertilizers and pesticides and traditional soil tillage to systems relying on organic and biological pest control, crop rotation, and conservation tillage. Requires such farms to be chosen within 120 days. Directs the Secretary to make a parallel study of 12 farms which have been using such farm systems for at least five years. Sets the term of such projects at five years each. Sets forth on-farm study data, including soil profile changes, crop yields, energy and water use, and farm income. Directs the Secretary to make payments to the owner of a pilot farm if the Secretary determines such payments are justified. Stipulates that these payments may be made only during a project's last four years. Directs the Secretary to coordinate such pilot farms project with specified Federal and State agricultural services, colleges, and farmers. Directs the Secretary to report to the appropriate congressional committees: (1) within 15 months regarding the information inventory; and (2) by April 1 of each year from 1985 through 1988 regarding the pilot farms, with a final project summary and recommendations by April 1, 1989. Provides for a five-year program of intercropping assistance under the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 through 1988.

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Timeline

1. 21 April 1983

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 21 April 1983

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 21 April 1983

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 29 April 1983

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Conservation Credit and Rural Development.

   Source: Committee

5. 3 August 1983

   Committee

   Subcommittee Hearings Held.

   Source: Committee

6. 20 September 1983

   Committee

   Subcommittee Hearings Held.

   Source: Committee

7. 27 October 1983

   Committee

   Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).

   Source: Committee

8. 27 October 1983

   Committee

   Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

9. 1 November 1983

   Reported

   Ordered to be Reported (Amended).

   Source: Committee

10. 1 November 1983

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

11. 1 November 1983

    Committee

    Subcommittee on Conservation Credit and Rural Development Discharged.

    Source: Committee

12. 9 December 1983

    Calendars

    Placed on Union Calendar No: 335.

    Source: Calendars

13. 9 December 1983

    Reported

    Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Agriculture. Report No: 98-587.

    Source: Committee

14. 9 December 1983

    Reported

    Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Agriculture. Report No: 98-587.

    Source: Committee

15. 25 January 1984

    Floor

    Called up by House on Calendar Wednesday.

    Source: Floor

16. 25 January 1984

    Passed

    House Agreed to Amendments Adopted by the Committee of the Whole.

    Source: Floor

17. 26 January 1984

    Vote

    Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 206 - 184 (Record Vote No: 11).

    Source: Floor

18. 26 January 1984

    Vote

    Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 206 - 184 (Record Vote No: 11).

    Source: Floor

19. 30 January 1984

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

    Source: IntroReferral

20. 14 June 1984

    Committee

    Subcommittee on Agricultural Research. Hearings held.

    Source: Committee

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• Passed House amended

  summary · EN · 26 January 1984

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• Reported to House with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 9 December 1983

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