### Question
Can you define what agricultural operation means?


### Answer
**Agricultural operation** is defined as the following in *16 U.S.C. § 3838d*:

> all eligible land, whether or not contiguous, that is—


(A) under the effective control of a producer at the time the producer enters into a contract under the program

#### Citation:
  - *16 U.S.C. § 3838d*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 58-ERODIBLE LAND AND WETLAND CONSERVATION AND RESERVE PROGRAM > SUBCHAPTER IV-AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION PROGRAM > Part II-Conservation Security and Farmland Protection > subpart b-conservation stewardship program**

