'72 Wheat Program Provisions Outlined by Secretary Hardin
Major provisions of the 1972
program for wheat were an
nounced recently by Secretary
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The program provides for an
acreage set-aside requirement
equal to 83 per cent of the farm
domestic allotment the maxi
mum provided by law. It was
further announced that the pro
gram will again allow the sub
stitution of feed grain for
wheat; that soybeans will be a
substitute crop next year; and
that barley will be included in
the 1972 feed grain program.
No limit on wheat acreage will
be established for 1972.
“These changes in the 1972
programs,” Secretary Hardin
said, “give the farmer greater
freedom to plant the commo
dities which will earn him the
best possible income, without
losing program benefits. By an
nouncing these changes at this
time, producers will have the
information they need to make
their planting plans for the
1972 crop.”
There is no change in the
previously announced 1972
domestic wheat allotment of
19.7 million acres or in the loan
rate of $1.25 per bushel na
tional average established for
Rheems, Pa.
Nissley Form Service
Washington Boro, Pa.
the 1971 crop. Farm-stored and
warehouse-stored loans and
purchases are available to pro
ducers who participate in the
program.
The 1972 wheat set-aside per r
centage is based on prelimin
ary estimates of acreage re
quired for next year’s produc
tion to meet U.S. domestic and
export needs, USDA officials
said. It compares with the 1971
set-aside rate of 75 per cent of
the farm’s allotment.
Under the substitution pro
vision, acreage devoted to feed
grain or soybeans will be con
sidered planted to wheat to
prevent loss of allotment.
Acreage devoted to wheat or
soybeans will be considered
planted to feed grain to prevent
loss of the feed grain base. This
will enable a producer to plant
all or any combination of his
acreage to wheat, feed grain or
soybeans without loss of plant
ing history or program benefits.
As in this year’s program,
there is no provision regarding
excess wheat production in the
1972 program. However, excess
wheat stored under prior pro
grams may be released to the
Grumelii Farm Service
Quarryville, Pa.
L. H. Brubaker
Lancaster, Pa.
W. s
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 7,1971—13
extent production is less than
three times the domestic allot
ment multiplied by the farm
yield.
As was the case this year,
producers will receive prelimin
ary payments after July 1 equal
to 75 per cent of the estimated
face value of the wheat certifi
cate, Any remainder will be
paid after Dec. 1, 1972.
The inclusion of barley in the
1972 feed grain program is the
result of USDA estimates that
feed grain supplies will be ade
quate m 1972 due to the improv
ed supply of blight-resistant
corn seed. The set-aside re
quirement for barley will be
between 20 and 35 per cent of
the base The exact set-aside
percentage will be indicated
when the 1972 feed grain pro
gram provisions are announced
Soybeans have been included
as a substituted crop in 1972
in view of the supply outlook
This will also give the producer
additional planting options.
Wheat producers in 1972 will
receive 100 per cent of parity
on the production of their full
domestic allotment, the same as
this year. Pace value of the cer
tificates will be the difference
between 100 per cent of parity on
July 1, 1972 and the national
average wheat price received by
farmers from July through
November, 1972.
Under the current program,
the farmer may plant as much
•wheat or any other non-quota
crop as he wishes after he has
met his acreage set-aside and
conserving base requqirements
Or, he can choose not to plant
any wheat. Crops subject to
quotas in 1972 will be peanuts,
rice, tobacco, extra long staple
cotton, and sugarcane.
Producers are not required
to plant wheat to obtain certi
ficates. However, failure to
plant or be considered to have
planted at least 90 percent of a
farm’s 1972 domestic allotment
of either wheat, corn, grain
sorghum, barley or soybeans
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1973 allotment by as much as 20
percent. If no wheat or substi
tute is planted for 3 consecu
tive years, the entire allotment
can be lost. All allotments re
moved from farms will be re
allocated to other wheat farms.
Acreage which is not planted
due to a drought, flood, or other
natural disaster or a condition
beyond the control of the pro
ducer will be considered plant
ed to wheat. Also, any producer
who makes a required acreage
set-aside but elects to receive no
payment will not lose his allot
ment.
Processors of wheat for
domestic food use will continue
to pay 75 cents per bushel
towards the domestic certifi
cates value. Again in the 1972-
73 marketing year, no export
marketing certificates will be
issued.
Established summer-fallow
farms which devote at least 55
per cent of their cropland to
that use will not be required to
set-aside any additional acreage
in order to qualify for program
benefits.
As in 1971, producers may
graze set-aside acres except
during the five principal
months of the normal growing
season, but set-aside acreage
must be protected against ero
sion, weeds, insect damage and
rodents. In 1972, sweet sorghum
again may be planted on the
set-aside acreage and grazed,
except during the five months
of the growing season.
Producers who wish to quali
fy for program benefits need to
sign up to participate. Sign-up
dates will be Feb. 28 through
April 7, 1972. A producer may
participate in the wheat pro
gram on any farm or all farms
in which he has an interest, as
he wishes.
ASCS county offices will no
tify wheat producers of their
domestic allotments and the
applicable set-aside for their
farms.
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