Agricultural programs & laws

Agricultural programs & laws

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

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Rural Electric Cooperatives

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

There are 874 electric distribution cooperatives and 60 generation and transmission cooperatives in the United States, which provide electric service to some 30 million people in 46 States. ...

Rural Development Trust Fund

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Authorised under the FAIR Act of 1996 the trust fund is used to distribute Rural Community Assistance programme funds. Funds are allocated among states based on such factors as rural population, ...

As required by the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974, the Forest Service makes a periodic (every 10 years) national assessment of renewable resource supplies, demands, and ...

Rodenticide

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A pesticide used to destroy, control, or deter mice and rats or other rodent pests from damaging food, crops, etc.

Rotational (intensive) grazing

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Pasturing system that allows short periods of heavy use, followed by a recovery period; it allows the forage to be used more fully and effectively.

Ribonucleic acid (RNA)

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A molecule similar to DNA that functions primarily to decode instructions for protein synthesis that are carried by genes.

Active ingredient

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

In any pesticide product, the component that kills, or otherwise controls, target pests. Pesticides are regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency primarily on the basis of active ingredients.