Panel refines small-diversified-farm definition to reduce reporting burdens
Panelists recommended clarifying the draft's 80-acre threshold and 'two crops per acre' language to mean crops grown simultaneously, not seasonal rotations, and proposed a tiered approach to reporting requirements for smaller diversified farms.
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Panelists discussed concerns from public comment letters about how the draft defines "small diversified farms." The draft used an 80-acre maximum and a "two crops per acre" threshold; panel members said the phrasing was confusing and could create disproportionate reporting burdens for farms with many small, intermingled plantings.
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