### Question
Can you define what payment acres means?


### Answer
**Payment acres** is defined as the following in *7 U.S.C. § 7901*:

> 85 percent of the base acres of a covered commodity on a farm, as established under section 7911 of this title, on which direct payments and counter-cyclical payments are made

#### Citation:
  - *7 U.S.C. § 7901*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 106-COMMODITY PROGRAMS**

