OAR 698-020-0020
Definitions
(1)
“Technical assistance” means supporting the development of working land projects or programs as described in ORS 541-981 and division 010 (conservation management plans) and ORS 541-982 and division 015 (working land conservation covenants and easements).(2)
“Young or beginning farmer or rancher” means someone who has been an agricultural landowner or operator for 10 consecutive years or fewer, or an agricultural landowner or operator who is 35 years old or younger.(3)
“Socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher” means an agricultural landowner or operator who is a member of a group whose members have been subjected to racial or ethnic prejudice because of their identity as members of a group without regard to their individual qualities. Those groups include African Americans, American Indians or Alaskan natives, Hispanics, and Asians or Pacific Islanders.(4)
“Veteran farmer or rancher” means a person who served in United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard, including the reserve components thereof, and who was discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable.(5)
“Limited Resource Farmer or Rancher” means an applicant with direct or indirect gross farm sales that are not more than the current indexed value in each of the previous 2 years, and who has a total household income at or below the national poverty level for a family of four, or less than 50 percent of county median household income in each of the previous 2 years. An entity or joint operation can be a Limited Resource Farmer or Rancher if all individual members independently qualify.
Source:
Rule 698-020-0020 — Definitions, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=698-020-0020.