Agricultural programs & laws

Agricultural programs & laws

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

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Agricultural programs & laws

No Net Cost Tobacco Act of 1982

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

P.L. 97-218 (July 20, 1982) required that the tobacco price support programme operate at no net cost to taxpayers, other than for the administrative expenses common to all price support programs. To ...

No net cost

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A provision requiring that a price support programme be operated at no cost to the federal government. The No-Net-Cost Tobacco Act of 1982 required the participants in the 1982 and subsequent year ...

Nonpoint source pollution (NPS)

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Pollutants that are not discharged or emitted from a specific "point" source, such as a pipe or smokestack. Nonpoint water pollutants are often carried from dispersed, diverse sources into water ...

Noninsured Assistance programme (NAP)

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Producers who grow a crop that is currently not eligible for crop insurance may be eligible for a direct payment under the Farm Service Agency's noninsured assistance programme (NAP). NAP has ...

Non-Governmental organisation (NGO)

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A private sector nonprofit organisation which works independently from any form of government. Some NGOs working in international development are accredited by the United Nations or its ...

Nonrenewable resources

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Nonrenewable resources, in contrast to renewable resources, do not naturally replenish themselves within time limits that permit sustained yield (i.e., minerals and hydrocarbons, such as phosphate ...

Nonrecourse loans

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Farmers or processors participating in government commodity programmes may pledge certain stored commodities as collateral and obtain a loan from the CCC at a commodity-specific, per-unit loan rate. ...