Agricultural programs & laws

Agricultural programs & laws

Of or pertaining to laws, political programs or schemes related to agriculture.

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Cost/benefit analysis

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A quantitative and sometimes qualitative evaluation of the costs which would be incurred by some action (such as building a dam, or implementing an environmental regulation) versus the overall ...

Refers to statutory provisions in the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 that require state agencies to contain WIC programme costs, particularly with respect to the cost of infant formula sold through the ...

Cotton competitiveness provisions

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Provisions added by the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to the cotton programme designed to keep U.S. cotton price competitive in domestic and export markets. Sometimes ...

Cottonseed Oil Assistance programme (COAP)

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Along with the Sunflower Oil Assistance programme (SOAP), COAP was one of two programmes under which bonuses were awarded to exporters to assist in exports of U.S. vegetable oil to targeted markets. ...

Crop acreage base

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A crop-specific measure equal to the average number of acres planted (or considered planted) to a particular programme crop for the previous five years. The sum of the crop acreage bases for all ...

Crop insurance

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Insurance that protects farmers from crop losses due to natural hazards. Hail and fire insurance are offered through private companies without federal subsidy. A subsidised multiperil federal ...

Crop reports

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Reports compiled by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) on various commodities that are released throughout the year. Information in the reports includes estimates on planted acreage, ...