Agricultural programs & laws

Agricultural programs & laws

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

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Conservation Farm Option programme

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A provision of the FAIR Act of 1996 authorises a pilot programme for producers who receive production flexibility payments to enter into a contract to consolidate payments at rates that are ...

Conservation plan

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A combination of land uses and farming practises to protect and improve soil productivity and water quality, and to prevent deterioration of natural resources on all or part of a farm. Plans may be ...

Conservation practise

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Any technique or measure used to protect soil and water resources for which standards and specifications for installation, operation, or maintenance have been developed. practises approved by the ...

Conservation Reserve Enhancement programme (CREP)

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A sub programme of the Conservation Reserve Program, CREP is a state-federal multi-year land retirement programme developed by states and targeted to specific state and nationally significant water ...

Conserving use acreage

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Farmland diverted from crop production to an approved cultural practise that prevents erosion or other degradation. Though crops are not produced, conserving use is considered an agricultural use of ...

Considered planted

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Refers to a provision of the Agricultural Act of 1949 that was used to implement the base acreage and yield system for the 1991-95 crops, a provision that was suspended by the FAIR Act of 1996. Under ...

Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act of 196

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

P.L. 87-128 (August 8, 1961) authorised a major expansion of USDA lending activities, which at the time were administered by Farmers Home Administration (FmHA), but now through the Farm Service ...