1. In this Act, unless the context requires a different meaning,(a) “producer” means the owner, lessee or occupant of a cultivated farm;
(b) “mixed farming crop” means forage or cereal plants, except grain-corn, grown on a cultivated farm and intended mainly for feeding the producer’s farm animals;
(c) “commercial crop” means plants grown on a cultivated farm and intended mainly for sale, including grain-corn and alfalfa grown for commercial purposes;
(d) “zone” means a territory the geographic boundaries of which, established by the Régie, are based on characteristics of homogeneity as regards the nature of the soil, the topography and climatic conditions;
(e) “collective appraisal” means quantitative and qualitative samplings taken on various cultivated farms to determine the actual yield of insured crops;
(f) “individual appraisal” means a verification made on one producer’s farm to determine the actual yield of his insured crop;
(g) “milk production” means the quantity in kilograms of fat or milk which a producer markets or is authorized to market during a year;
(h) “Régie” means the Régie established by section 2;
(i) “regulation” means a regulation made by the Régie and approved by the Government.