Agricultural programs & laws

Agricultural programs & laws

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

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Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

This Act is P.L. 93-86 (August 10, 1973) which was the 4-year farm bill that adopted target prices and deficiency payments as a tool that would support farm income but reduce forfeitures to the ...

Converted wetland

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Under the swampbuster program, these are wetlands that were drained or altered to improve agricultural production after December 23, 1985, the date swampbuster was enacted. On lands with this ...

Conveyance loss

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Water loss in pipes, channels, conduits, ditches by leakage or evaporation.

An enterprise or organisation owned by and operated for the benefit of those using its services. In agriculture, such an organisation is owned and used by farmers mainly to handle the off-farm part ...

Conservation Reserve programme (CRP)

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A program, created in the Food Security Act of 1985, to retire from production up to 45 million acres of highly erodible and environmentally sensitive farmland. Landowners who sign contracts agree to ...

Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA)

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

CTA has been the central activity of the Natural Resources Conservation Service since it was established in 1936. NRCS field staff help landowners and farm operators plan and implement soil and water ...

Conservation tillage

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Any tillage and planting system that leaves at least 30% of the soil surface covered by residue after planting. Conservation tillage maintains a ground cover with less soil disturbance than ...