A new owner is judged on the prior owner's planting history
What the document says“the Secretary shall use the planting history of the prior owner or owners of that farm for purposes of determining--”
The section requires the Secretary, where the owner on the date of enactment did not own the farm during the 2019 through 2023 crop years, to use the prior owner or owners' planting history in deciding eligibility, the number of eligible acres, and how the acres are split among crops.
What the document actually says“the Secretary shall use the planting history of the prior owner or owners of that farm for purposes of determining--”
The Secretary must look at what the last owner planted. That history is used for the tests that follow.
A farm sold since 2023 is not shut out. The land's own record carries over. It decides whether the farm qualifies and for how much.
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