---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 1437.308"
title: "7"
number: "1437.308"
heading: "Ginseng."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/1437.308"
---

# §1437.308. Ginseng.

- (a) **Ginseng is a value loss crop and is compensable only as allowed in this section.** Ginseng is eligible only if:
  - (1) The ginseng includes stratified seeds for use as propagation stock in a commercial ginseng operation or rootlet for commercial sale that are grown in a controlled, cultivatable environment on private property either owned or leased by the producer; and
  - (2) The ginseng is grown using good ginseng growing practices with all plant needs supplied and under control of the producer;
- (b) Ginseng will not be eligible to generate benefits under this part if it:
  - (1) Is indigenous to the facility;
  - (2) Is grown solely for medicinal purposes; and
  - (3) **Includes wild ginseng rootlet that is harvested and transplanted from woodland grown ginseng.**
- (c) Good ginseng growing practices must be followed, and include, but are not limited to:
  - (1) Adequate drainage;
  - (2) Proper and adequate shade;
  - (3) Accurate pH level;
  - (4) Adequate and timely fertilization, including an adequate supply to ensure nutrient reserves to the ginseng plants and customary application equipment;
  - (5) Adequate pest control, including but not limited to, weed, rodent, and wildlife control; and
  - (6) **Disease control.**
- (d) **Ginseng producers must—**
  - (1) Provide a report of inventory of all ginseng, as determined by FSA;
  - (2) Provide production and sales records necessary to determine the value of eligible ginseng;
  - (3) Allow an FSA-certified loss adjustor to verify loss, including physically removing representative samples;
  - (4) Maintain and provide, as determined by FSA, adequate records of fertilization, and pest and disease controls used or put into place during the crop year; and
  - (5) Possess a valid food processing license issued by the applicable State Department of Agriculture or equivalent and subject to food regulations administered by the Food and Drug Administration.
- (e) In the crop year in which a notice of loss is filed, producers may be required, at the discretion of FSA, to provide evidence the ginseng was produced in accordance with this section.

## Notes

### Amendments

[67 FR 12448, Mar. 19, 2002, as amended at 79 FR 74582,74583, Dec. 15, 2014]

### Authority

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1501-1508 and 7333; 15 U.S.C. 714-714m; 19 U.S.C. 2497, and 48 U.S.C. 1469a.

### Source

Source: 67 FR 12448, Mar. 19, 2002, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[67 FR 12448, Mar. 19, 2002, as amended at 79 FR 74582,74583, Dec. 15, 2014]