Agricultural programs & laws

Agricultural programs & laws

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

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Alternative Agricultural Research and Commercializ

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Originally established by the FACT Act 1990 as the Applied Agricultural Research Commercialization Center, the purpose of the AARCC is to assist in the research, development, and commercialization of ...

Alternative agriculture

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A systematic approach to farming intended to reduce agricultural pollution, enhance sustainability, and improve efficiency and profitability. Overall, alternative agriculture emphasises management ...

Alternative farming

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Production methods other than energy- and chemical-intensive one-crop (monoculture) farming. Alternatives include using animal and green manure rather than chemical fertilizers, integrated pest ...

Agriculture and Food Act of 1981

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

This Act is P.L. 97-98 (December 22, 1981) which was the 4-year omnibus farm bill that continued and modified commodity programmes through 1985. It set specific target prices for 4 years, eliminated ...

Agriculture in Concert with the Environment (ACE)

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

An Environmental Protection Agency program, administered cooperatively with USDA's Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program, to fund research projects that reduce the risk of ...

Air pollution

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Contamination of the atmosphere by substances that, directly or indirectly, adversely affect human health or welfare. Air pollution results from human activities, both deliberate releases (as from ...

Animal feeding operation

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Facilities where animals are kept and raised in confined situations; feed is brought to the animals. The General Accounting Office estimates that there are 450,000 such operations nationwide. When ...