### Question
What does direct payment mean?


### Answer
**Direct payment** has the following meaning in *7 U.S.C. § 8702*:

> a payment made to producers on a farm under section 8713 of this title

#### Citation:
  - *7 U.S.C. § 8702*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 113-AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY SUPPORT PROGRAMS**

