Agricultural programs & laws

Agricultural programs & laws

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

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Agricultural stabilisation and Conservation Servic

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A former USDA agency that was responsible for administering farm price and income support programmes as well as some conservation and forestry cost-sharing program. Local offices are maintained in ...

Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

This Act is P.L. 83-480 (July 10, 1954) which is commonly referred to as "PL 480" and "Food for Peace." The law established what continues to be the primary U.S. overseas food assistance program. The ...

Alkaline soil

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Soil with a pH of more than 7.0.

Allotment

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

In conjunction with commodity support programs, acreage allotments and marketing quotas serve to limit a farm's output or volume marketed. For federal lands grazing, an allotment is an area ...

Allowable sale quantity (ASQ)

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A forestry term defined in law as the maximum amount of timber that can be sold every year, forever, from a national forest; in forest planning, the annual timber sale target for a national forest.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A USDA agency established to conduct inspections and regulatory and control programmes to protect animal and plant health. It utilises border inspections to prevent international transmission of ...

Animal Damage Control (ADC) programme

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Renamed in 1997 as the Wildlife Services (WS) program, it is an Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service effort to protect agriculture, natural resources, property or endangered species from ...