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

Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference (ISSC)

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

The federal-state-industry cooperative body which manages the National Shellfish Sanitation Program.

Just-in-time delivery

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

An inventory control system that replenishes and delivers products to a retailer just as a current supply is depleted.

Joint Agricultural Weather Facility (JAWF)

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Created in 1978, the facility is a cooperative effort between USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce to ...

Managing irrigation applications based on the water-holding capacity of the soil and the need of the crop. The water is applied at a rate and in such a manner that the crop can use it efficiently and ...

Irrigation return flow

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Part of artificially applied water that is not consumed by plants or evaporation, and that eventually "returns" to an aquifer or surface water body, such as a lake or stream. Commonly used when ...

International Grains Agreement (IGA)

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Replaced the International Wheat Agreement in 1995. The IGA comprises a Grains Trade Convention (GTC) and a Food Aid Convention (FAC). The IGA is administered by the International Grains Council ...

International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Title II of P.L. 95-223 (October 28, 1977) grants the President authority to regulate a comprehensive range of commercial and financial transactions with another country in order to deal with a ...