Agricultural programs & laws

Agricultural programs & laws

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

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Consolidation

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

In agriculture and other economic sectors, consolidation usually is a reference to the trend from numerous smaller-sized operations toward fewer and larger ones. Consolidation can lead to higher ...

Consultative Group on International Agricultural R

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

An informal association of 57 public and private sector members that supports a network of 16 international agricultural research centers. Its mission is to promote sustainable agriculture for food ...

Consumer Price Index (CPI-U)

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

The Bureau of labour Statistics' general measure of retail prices (for goods and services) paid by urban wage earners and clerical workers. Includes prices of about 400 items, including food, ...

Consumer subsidy equivalent (CSE)

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A measure of the value of monetary transfers to consumers resulting from agricultural policies in a given year. If negative, it measures the implicit tax imposed on consumers by agricultural ...

Conservation

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

The management of human and natural resources to provide maximum benefits over a sustained period of time (see sustainable agriculture). In farming, conservation entails matching cropping patterns ...

Conservation compliance

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A provision originally authorised by the Food Security Act of 1985 that requires farmers who operate on highly erodible land to manage this land under an approved conservation system in order to ...

Conservation districts

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A legal subdivision of a state government, with an elected governing body, which develops and implements soil and water conservation programmes within a certain area, usually coinciding with county ...