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 PUBLIC LAW 101-624—NOV. 28, 1990 104 STAT. 3607 "Sec. 1256. Tree planting initiative.". (5) STATE TECHNICAL COMMITTEES.— Section 2 of such Act is further amended by inserting after the items relating to subtitle F of title XII the following new items: "SUBTITLE G—STATE TECHNICAL COMMITTEES "Sec. 1261. Establishment. "Sec. 1262. Responsibilities.". Subtitle D—OTHER CONSERVATION MEASURES SEC. 1451. INTEGRATED FARM MANAGEMENT PROGRAM OPTION. 7 USC 5822. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Agriculture (hereafter in Regulations. this section referred to as the "Secretary) shall, by regulation, establish a voluntary program, to be known as the "Integrated Farm Management Program Option" (hereafter referred to in this section as the "program'), designed to sissist producers of agricultural commodities in adopting integrated, multiyear, site-specific farm management plans by reducing farm program barriers to resource stewardship practices and systems. (b) DEFINITIONS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this section— (A) The term "resource-conserving crop" means legumes, legume-grass mixtures, legume-small grain mixtures, legume-grass-small grain mixtures, and alternative crops. (B) The term "resource-conserving crop rotation" means a crop rotation that includes at least one resource-conserving crop and that reduces erosion, maintains or improves soil fertility and tilth, interrupts pest cycles, or conserves water. (C) The term "farming operations and practices" includes the integration of crops and crop-plant variety selection, rotation practices, tillage systems, soil conserving and soil building practices, nutrient management strategies, biological control and integrated pest management strategies, livestock production and management systems, animal waste management systems, water and energy conservation measures, and health and safety considerations. (D) The term "integrated farm management plan" means a comprehensive, multiyear, site-specific plan that meets the requirements of subsection (e). (2) CROPS.— For purposes of paragraph (I)(A)— (A) The term "grass" means perennial grasses commonly used for haying or grazing. (B) The term "legume means forage legumes (such as alfalfa or clover) or any legume grown for use as a forage or green manure, but not including any bean crop from which the seeds are harvested. (C) The term "small grain" shall not include malting barley or wheat, except for wheat interplanted with other small grain crops for nonhuman consumption. (D) The term "alternative crops" means experimental and industrial crops grown in arid and semiarid regions that conserve soil and water.

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