§7901 Definitions

Summary

Gives plain meanings for key farm-program words used elsewhere in the chapter. Agricultural Act of 1949 is the Act (7 U.S.C. 1421 et seq.) as it stood before the suspensions under section 7301. Base acres are the acres for a covered commodity on a farm set under section 7911 based on the owner’s election. Counter-cyclical payment is a payment to producers on a farm under section 7914. Direct payment is a payment to producers on a farm under section 7913. Effective price is the price the Secretary computes under section 7914 to decide if counter-cyclical payments are needed. Covered commodity includes wheat, corn, grain sorghum, barley, oats, upland cotton, rice, soybeans, and other oilseeds. Payment acres are 85 percent of base acres for a covered commodity. Payment yield is the yield set under section 7912 for a farm, and updated payment yield is the one the owner may choose under section 7912(e). Extra long staple cotton is certain Barbadense varieties or similar types designated by the Secretary, grown in approved areas and ginned on a roller-type gin or another gin if allowed. Loan commodity lists the crops eligible for loans (including the covered commodities plus wool, mohair, honey, dry peas, lentils, and small chickpeas). Other oilseed names common oilseeds like sunflower, rapeseed, canola, safflower, flaxseed, mustard, crambe, sesame, or others the Secretary designates. Producer means an owner, operator, landlord, tenant, or sharecropper who shares crop risk and the crop’s marketing, and the Secretary must not let a hybrid seed contract or program rules stop an eligible grower from getting a payment. Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture. State means each State, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and other U.S. territories or possessions. Target price is the per-bushel (or other unit) price used to set counter-cyclical payment rates. United States, geographically, means all of the States.