§7901 Definitions

Summary

Defines key farm-program words used in this chapter. Agricultural Act of 1949 — the 1949 farm law as it existed before the suspensions in section 7301. Base acres — the acres for a covered crop on a farm set under section 7911 based on the owner’s election. Counter-cyclical payment — a payment to producers on a farm under section 7914. Covered commodity — wheat, corn, grain sorghum, barley, oats, upland cotton, rice, soybeans, and other oilseeds. Direct payment — a payment to producers on a farm under section 7913. Effective price — the price the Secretary calculates under section 7914 to decide if counter-cyclical payments are due. Extra long staple cotton — a special Barbadense (or similar) cotton grown in certain areas for uses U.S. upland cotton can’t fill and usually ginned on a roller-type gin. Loan commodity — wheat, corn, grain sorghum, barley, oats, upland cotton, extra long staple cotton, rice, soybeans, other oilseeds, wool, mohair, honey, dry peas, lentils, and small chickpeas. Other oilseed — sunflower, rapeseed, canola, safflower, flaxseed, mustard seed, crambe, sesame, or another oilseed if the Secretary names it. Payment acres — 85 percent of base acres used for direct and counter-cyclical payments. Payment yield — the yield set under section 7912 for a farm. Updated payment yield — the yield the owner chooses under section 7912(e) for counter-cyclical payments. Producer — an owner, operator, landlord, tenant, or sharecropper who shares production risk and the crop for market; hybrid seed growers must be treated so they can get program payments. Secretary — the Secretary of Agriculture. State — the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and other U.S. territories or possessions. Target price — the per-bushel (or other unit) price used to set counter-cyclical payment rates. United States (geographical) — all of the States.