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H.R.4717 - Century Farms Act of 2017115th Congress (2017-2018) |

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Sponsor: Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] (Introduced 12/21/2017)
Committees: House - Agriculture
Latest Action: House - 12/21/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.  (All Actions)

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Introduced in House (12/21/2017)

Century Farms Act of 2017

This bill requires the Department of Agriculture to establish a program to recognize: (1) any farm that a state department of agriculture or similar statewide agricultural organization recognizes as a Century Farm, or (2) a farm or ranch that has been operated continuously and owned by the same family for at least 100 consecutive years.