A program under which a farmer must divert a proportion of his cropland to soil conserving uses to be eligible for program benefits.
Land taken out of arable production, receiving CAP funding to reduce production
land removed from food production as part of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform.
Land that is compulsorily removed from production for one or more years. Compensation is given towards the value of crop that could have been grown.
The acreage a farmer must devote to soil conserving uses (such as grasses, legumes, and smaller grain that is not allowed to mature), in order to be eligible for production adjustment payment and price-support loans and purchases.
Set-aside is the modern name given to the practice of fallowing agricultural land, by which a proportion of a farm's land resources are removed from production.