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

Small Farms, National Commission on

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A 30-member panel appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture in 1997 to examine the status and needs of small farms in the United States. The Commission presented its findings, which included nearly ...

Small farm

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Although there is no official, widely accepted definition of a small farm, the Small Farms Commission described it, for purposes of its 1997 study, as one with less than $250,000 in gross receipts ...

Slotting fees

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Paid by manufacturers to purchase shelf space in retail stores; such fees are a controversial issue in the food sector. Critics regard slotting fees as unearned store discounts (or even "kickbacks" ...

Shelterbelt

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A plant barrier of trees, shrubs, or other approved perennial vegetation designed to reduce wind erosion. Also called a windbreak.

Sheet erosion

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

The removal of a thin, relatively uniform layer of soil from the land surface caused by runoff.

Sheep Promotion, Research, and Information Act of

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

P.L. 103-407 (October 22, 1994) enabled sheep producers and feeders and importers of sheep and sheep products to develop, finance, and carry out a nationally coordinated programme for sheep and sheep ...

Sharecropper

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A tenant farmer who receives a share of the crops, livestock, or livestock products from the landowner, who in turn may extend credit to and supervises the tenant. The tenant generally supplies only ...