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Agricultural programs & laws

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

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Agricultural programs & laws

Animal drugs

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Drugs intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in animals. The Food and Drug Administration has the broad mandate under the Federal Food Drug and ...

Alternative fuels

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Substitutes for traditional liquid, oil-derived motor vehicle fuels like gasoline and diesel. Includes methanol, ethanol, biodiesel, compressed natural gas, and others. The alternatives are promoted ...

American heritage rivers protection programme

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A Clinton Administration initiative to deliver federal resources more efficiently and effectively that supports voluntary community efforts to enhance and protect designated rivers or river segments; ...

Ammonia

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A pungent alkaline gas, a compound of nitrogen and hydrogen (NH3). It is formed naturally when bacteria decompose nitrogen-containing compounds, such as manures. Emissions of ammonia can be a problem ...

Andean Common Market (ANCOM)

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Formed in May 1969 by Chile, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia under the Cartegena Agreement, which called for eliminating all barriers to trade by the end of 1980 and the establishment of a common external ...

Agricultural Trade Office

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

The Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 directed the establishment of trade offices in major centres of commerce throughout the world. Agricultural trade offices are operated by the Foreign Agricultural ...

Agricultural zoning

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A designation intended to protect farmland and farming activities from incompatible nonfarm uses. Agricultural zoning can specify many factors, such as the uses allowed, minimum farm size, the number ...

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