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

Sherman Anti-Trust Act

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

The 1890 law is considered the foundation of federal anti-monopoly policy. Passed partly as an outgrowth of congressional investigations into alleged price collusion among large meat packers, the law ...

Buybacks

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Additional peanuts that are allowed to be bought back and used like quota peanuts in the domestic edible market when there are not enough peanuts available to meet the national poundage quota. A ...

Bycatch

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Fish or other sea creatures caught unintentionally during commercial fishing operations.

Cabotage

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Trade or transport in coastal waters between ports within the same country. U.S. "cabotage" legislation — notably the so-called Jones Act — is designed to support the maritime industry.

Cairns group

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

An informal association of 15 agricultural exporting countries formed in 1986 at Cairns, Australia. During the Uruguay Round this group sought the removal of trade barriers and substantial reductions ...

Bt

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Bacillus thuringiensis is a naturally occurring soil bacterium commonly known as Bt. It is a biological pesticide (biopesticide) used as a spray or dust and also in several genetically engineered ...

Buffer strips

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Slender areas of permanent vegetation, often planted along the edge or the contour of a field, usually to slow the flow of water or the velocity of wind, in order to capture sediment and other ...