La. Admin. Code tit. 7 § XLI-301
Commissioner- the Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry.
Department- the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry.
Farm- all acreage within a watershed owned, operated or managed by an individual or legal entity if the acreage is used for the commercial production and harvesting of any agronomic, agricultural, aquacultural, floricultural, horticultural, silvicultural, or vitacultural product, including but not limited to, beans, cotton, fruits, grains, livestock, nursery stock, sugarcane, timber, crawfish, catfish, and vegetables.
LSU AgCenter- the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center.
Master Farmer- an individual who has obtained his or her master farmer certification from the commissioner.
NRCS- the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture.
Resource Management System Plan- an individual comprehensive whole-farm soil and water conservation plan for a farm that incorporates best management practices, meets the standards and specifications of NRCS, the department, and the affected soil and water conservation district, and is approved by the department.
Watershed- an area of land in Louisiana that drains toward a given point and which has been mapped and identified by a name and 11 digit number in accordance with United States Department of Agriculture and United States Geological Survey protocols.
La. Admin. Code tit. 7, § XLI-301