Agricultural programs & laws

Agricultural programs & laws

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

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Land-grant university

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

The term used to identify a public university in each state that was originally established as a land grant college of agriculture pursuant to the Morrill Act of 1862. In most states the original ...

Land grant colleges of agriculture

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

The Morrill Act of 1862 granted federal land to states to sell, and instructed each state to use the proceeds to endow a college to teach "agriculture and the mechanical arts." States not having any ...

Land evaluation and site assessment system (LESA)

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A technique that can be used at the local level to determine the quality of land or agricultural uses and to assess sites or areas of land for their agricultural viability. It was first used in the ...

International Trade Commission (ITC)

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

An independent, quasi-judicial federal agency that provides objective trade expertise to both the legislative and executive branches of government and determines the impact of imports on U.S. ...

International trade barriers

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Regulations used by governments to restrict imports from other countries. Examples include tariffs, embargoes, import quotas and unnecessary sanitary restrictions.

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A multilateral financial institution established in 1945 to help member countries with international payments problems and to maintain orderly exchange rate policies. U.S. agricultural exports ...