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Crop Set-Aside
Figures Released
Crop set-asides of 20 percent for feed grain and 75 percent for wheat have been announced for 1971. The set-aside program is designed for a market-oriented agriculture. It will give producers more options on what and how much to plant than the former crop-by-crop planting requirements. Under set-aside, a farmer sets aside his share of the national land diversion required to prevent overproduction - but he can plant his remaining acres to whatever crop he chooses. Regional shifts in cropping patterns are already showing up in the preliminary planting intentions survey recently conducted by USDA, as farmers seek lower production costs and higher net incomes from sales. The 20 percent set-aside requirement for feed grain
94.7%