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Agricultural programs & laws
Of or pertaining to laws, political programs or schemes related to agriculture.
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Agricultural programs & laws
North American Waterfowl Management Plan
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
An international programme in cooperation with Mexico and Canada to protect, restore, enhance, and manage wetland ecosystems for migratory birds and other wildlife and fish. It was authorised by the ...
Nonfarm income
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
Includes all income from nonfarm sources (excluding money earned from working for other farmers) received by farm operator households.
Noncompetitive imports
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
A term used by the Economic Research Service in its reporting of agricultural trade statistics to refer to imports of commodities not produced in the United States. Commodities such as tea, bananas, ...
Nonbasic commodities
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
Commodities other than basic commodities for which USDA is authorised to provide price support in permanent law. This includes soybeans and other oilseeds, milk, sugar beets, and sugarcane.
No-till farming
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
A method of planting crops that involves no seed bed preparation other than opening the soil to place individual seeds in holes or small slits; usually no cultivation during crop production; chemical ...
No observable adverse effect level (NOAEL)
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
From long-term toxicological studies of agricultural chemical active ingredients, levels which indicate a safe, lifetime exposure level. Used in setting pesticide residue tolerances.
No net loss wetlands policy
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
An overall policy goal for wetland protection first adopted by the Bush Administration, and more recently by the Clinton Administration. The goal is to halt the decline in the overall number of ...
