[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 10]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR1437.308]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER XIV--COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 1437_NONINSURED CROP DISASTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
               Subpart D_Determining Coverage Using Value
 
Sec.  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 
CCC;
    (2) Provide production and sales records necessary to determine the 
value of eligible ginseng;
    (3) Allow a CCC-certified loss adjustor to verify loss, including 
physically removing representative samples;
    (4) Maintain and provide, as determined by CCC, adequate records of 
fertilization, and pest and disease controls used or put into place 
during the crop year; and

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    (5) Possess a valid food processing licence 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 CCC, to provide evidence the 
ginseng was produced in accordance with this section.