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TeachMeFinance.com - explain Acreage base (or base acres) Acreage base (or base acres) The term 'Acreage base (or base acres) ' as it applies to the area of agriculture can be defined as ' A farm’s average planted acreage for a specific crop over the previous five years (for wheat or feed grains) or three years (for cotton or rice), plus land not planted because of certain acreage reduction or diversion programs. Commodity acreage bases were eliminated by the FAIR Act of 1996'. Previous 5 Terms: ACR ACR Acre Acre (ac) Acreage allotment Next 5 Terms: Acreage conservation reserve Acreage diversion programs Acreage limitation Acreage Reduction Program (ARP) acre-breadth About the author Mark McCracken Author: Mark McCracken is a corporate trainer and author living in Higashi Osaka, Japan. He is the author of thousands of online articles as well as the Business English textbook, "25 Business Skills in English". Copyright © 2005-2011 by Mark McCracken, All Rights Reserved. TeachMeFinance.com is an informational website, and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical, legal or financial advice. Information presented at TeachMeFinance.com is provided on an "AS-IS" basis. Please read the disclaimer for details.