§ 1414.27 - Resource-conserving crops (RCC's) on acreage conservation reserve (ACR).

(a) Acreage devoted to RCC's as a part of an RCC rotation under this program may also be designated as ACR for the purpose of fulfilling any provisions under any acreage limitation program. The ACR must meet the minimum size and width requirements as set forth in § 1413.61 of this chapter.

(b) ACR acreage devoted to perennial cover, on which cost-share assistance for the establishment of the perennial cover has been provided, shall not be credited towards the producer's RCC requirement under an agreement.

(c) 50 percent of the RCC acreage designated as ACR may be hayed and grazed any time during the entire year. The remaining acreage designated as ACR may be hayed and grazed, except during the 5-month period during which haying and grazing of ACR is not allowed. The remaining acreage designated as ACR that include a small grain (other than barley, oats, and wheat), may be hayed and grazed after the small grain is harvested. Haying includes silage, forage, haylage, and green chop.

(d) Barley, oats, or wheat, as part of an RCC, on ACR may not be harvested in kernel form.

(e) Other small grains that are part of an RCC and other RCC's on ACR acreage may be harvested in kernel form.