§1414.103. Definitions.
7 C.F.R. § 1414.103
The definitions in this section are applicable for all purposes of administering this subpart. The terms defined in 7 CFR parts 718 and 1400 are also applicable, except where those definitions conflict with the definitions specified in this section. Where there is a conflict or a difference in definitions specified in this subpart and 7 CFR parts 718 and 1400, the regulations in this subpart will apply.
CCC-556 means Form CCC-556, Assistance for Specialty Crop Farmers (ASCF) Program Application.
Beans means only the following types of beans: Adzuki, Anasazi, baby lima, black turtle, butter, Canario, Chinese string, cranberry, dark red kidney, fava, flat small white, green garbanzo chickpeas, great northern, green, green baby French (petite), Jacob's cattle, Kentucky blue, kintoki, lablab (hyacinth), large lima, light red kidney, long, lupine, marrow, mayocoba, myothe, mung, October, papadi valor, pea, pink, pinto, pole, pole columbus, roma, shelli, small red, small white navy, snap wax, soldier, sulfur, tebo, tiger eye kidney, velvet, white adzuki, white half runner, white kidney, wing, yardlong, and yellow eye.
Caneberries means only the following types of caneberries: Apache, Arapaho, black raspberries, blackberries, boysenberries, cascadeberries, Chester blackberries, Chickasaw, Doyle blackberries, Estrella/yellow, evergreen blackberries, Kiowa/Ouachita, Kotata blackberries, loganberries, Maravilla, marionberries, Natchez, Navaho, olallieberries, Osage, Prime Ark 45, Prime-Jan, Prime-Jim, red raspberries, tayberries, and triple crown blackberries.
Controlled environment means the use of structures that allow for the manipulation of various environmental factors instead of relying on nature for any period of time during the growing season. This manipulation can be either partially or fully controlled to optimize plant growth, improve consistency, grow without soil, extend the growing period, or to reduce risks from weather, pests, and disease. Examples of such factors are control over temperature, humidity, light levels, nutrient levels, and atmospheric composition such as CO2 concentration. The term “controlled environment” excludes the use of structures to produce seedlings prior to planting for production purposes.
Crop year means:
For crops other than mushrooms, the calendar year in which a specialty crop, or the majority of a specialty crop, was intended for harvest; and
For mushrooms, October 1 through September 30. Determined acres means that acreage established by an FSA representative by using official acreage, digitizing areas on a photograph or other imagery, or computations from scaled dimensions or ground measurements.
Eligible producer means a producer of an eligible specialty crop who timely filed Form FSA-578 with FSA and who complies with all provisions of this subpart.
FSA-578 means Form FSA-578, Report of Crop Acreage.
Melons means only the following types of melons: canary, cantaloupe, Crenshaw, honeydew, Israel, kiwano (horned), Korean golden, and watermelon.
Peas means only the following types of peas: arvika/4010, black eye, butter, caley, China, cow, cream, crowder, English or garden, flat, marrowfat, mini, partridge, pigeon, pink eyed, purple hull, rondo, snap, snow, southern acre, speckled or colored, sugar, and Umatilla.
Sweet corn means only the following types of corn: sweet bicolor, sweet white, sweet yellow/golden early, and sweet yellow/golden late.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Source
Source: 91 FR 32311, June 1, 2026, unless otherwise noted.
Authority
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 714, et seq.
Source
Source: 91 FR 8365, Feb. 23, 2026, unless otherwise noted.