### Question
How is the term prime farmland defined?


### Answer
The term **prime farmland** is defined in *7 U.S.C. § 1927* as the following:

> prime farmlands and unique farmland as those terms are defined in sections 657.5(a) and (b) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (1980)

#### Citation:
  - *7 U.S.C. § 1927*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 50-AGRICULTURAL CREDIT > SUBCHAPTER I-REAL ESTATE LOANS**

