§9011 Definitions

Summary

Defines many words used in these farm program rules. It lists key terms and gives a one-line meaning for each so people and agencies use the same words. Actual crop revenue — the dollar amount the Secretary calculates for a covered commodity in a crop year. Agriculture risk coverage — the risk-protection program called ARC. Agriculture risk coverage guarantee — the dollar guarantee ARC provides for a commodity in a crop year. Base acres — the number of acres on a farm used for program payments, based on records in effect on September 30, 2013, and later adjustments; this includes generic base acres. County coverage — ARC chosen to work at the county level. Covered commodity — crops like wheat, oats, barley (including haying and grazing), corn, grain sorghum, long and medium grain rice, pulse crops, soybeans, other oilseeds, and peanuts; seed cotton is included starting with the 2018 crop year. Effective price — the price the Secretary calculates to see if price loss payments are due. Effective reference price — the smaller of (A) 115% of the reference price, or (B) the larger of the reference price or, starting in 2025, 88% of the 5-year trimmed marketing-year average price. Extra long staple cotton — specific Barbadense-type cotton grown in certain irrigated U.S. areas and ginned on a roller-type gin (or other gin if allowed). Generic base acres — cotton base acres recorded as of September 30, 2013, with later changes. Individual coverage — ARC chosen at the farm level. Medium grain rice — includes short grain and temperate japonica rice. Other oilseed — crops such as sunflower, canola, safflower, flaxseed, mustard, crambe, sesame, or any oilseed the Secretary adds. Payment acres — acres used to compute price loss and ARC payments. Payment yield — the yield used to make payments, from older program records or as newly established. Price loss coverage — the price-protection program called PLC. Producer — an owner, operator, landlord, tenant, or sharecropper who shares production risk and would share in the crop; hybrid seed growers get special treatment so contracts don’t block payments. Pulse crop — dry peas, lentils, small chickpeas, and large chickpeas. Reference price — fixed prices that begin in 2025 for each covered commodity (for example, wheat $6.35/bushel, corn $4.10/bushel, soybeans $10.00/bushel, seed cotton $0.42/pound, etc.). Starting in 2031, each reference price is multiplied by 1.005 each year, but no reference price can exceed 113% of the 2025 value. Secretary — the Secretary of Agriculture. Seed cotton — unginned upland cotton containing lint and seed. State — a State, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or any U.S. territory or possession. Temperate japonica rice — rice grown in cooler western U.S. regions used for base reallocation, price and revenue calculations. Transitional yield — defined elsewhere in the law. United States — all the States. United States Premium Factor — the percentage difference between certain U.S. cotton loan premiums compared to comparable international quality premiums.