Producer, in United States agricultural policy, is generally thought of as a farm operator.
However, given the sometimes complex ownership and rental arrangements of today’s farms, the 2002 farm bill (P.L.
1001) defines a producer for purposes of farm program benefits as an owner-operator, landlord, tenant, or sharecropper that shares in the risk of producing a crop and is entitled to a share of the crop produced on the farm.
Under this definition, a landlord receiving cash rent is not considered a producer and is not eligible to receive subsidy program payments.
However, a landlord receiving crop share as rent is a producer.