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Agricultural programs & laws
Of or pertaining to laws, political programs or schemes related to agriculture.
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Risk Management Agency
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
An independent office within USDA that is responsible for the supervision of the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation; the administration and oversight of the federal crop insurance programme and any ...
Risk management
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
The process of deciding whether and how to manage risks. Public risk management requires consideration of legal, economic, and behavioural factors, as well as environmental and human health effects ...
Risk-benefit analysis
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
Comparison of the short- and long-term risks to the overall societal benefits of an activity, chemical use, or technology. When risks and benefits are expressed in monetary terms, this is effectively ...
Direct runoff
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
Water that flows over the ground surface or through the ground directly into streams, rivers, and lakes. Runoff is the cause of rill erosion and a source of nonpoint pollution.
Runner peanuts
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
The most widely used peanut for making peanut butter, peanut candies, bakedgoods, and snack nuts. This type of peanut is grown mainly in Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Texas and Oklahoma, and accounts ...
Ruminant
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
Animal having a stomach with four compartments (remen, reticulum, omasum, and abomasum). Their digestive process is more complex than that of animals having a true stomach. Ruminants include cattle, ...
Rural Community Advancement programme (RCAP)
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
A programme established by the rural development Title of the FAIR Act of 1996 under which USDA is authorised to provide state rural development block grants, direct and guaranteed loans, and other ...
