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Agricultural programs & laws
Of or pertaining to laws, political programs or schemes related to agriculture.
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Growing season
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
The time period, usually measured in days, between the last freeze in the spring and the first frost in the fall. Growing seasons vary depending on local climate and geography. It can also vary by ...
GSM-102, Intermediate-Term Export Credit Guarantee
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
An Export Credit Guarantee programme that covers credit terms up to 3 years. The programme underwrites credit extended by the private banking sector to approved foreign banks using dollar-denominated, ...
Groundwater
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
The water from wells and underground aquifers. An estimated 95% of the drinking water used in rural areas is from groundwater. Because of its use as drinking water, there is concern over ...
Group of Seven (G-7)
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
An international economic forum, established in 1975, for leaders of the seven largest industrial countries (France, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, Italy, and Canada). The ...
Great Plains Conservation programme (GPCP)
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
This program, initiated in 1957, provided cost share and technical assistance to apply conservation on entire farms in 10 Great Plains states from the Dakotas and Montana to Texas and New Mexico. ...
Great plains
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
A level to gently sloping region of the United States that lies between the Rockies and approximately the 98th meridian. The area is subject to recurring droughts and high winds. It consists of parts ...
Grazing privilege
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
The benefit or advantage enjoyed by a person or company beyond the common advantage of other citizens to graze livestock on federal lands. Privilege may be created by permit, license, lease, or ...
