Agricultural programs & laws

Agricultural programs & laws

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

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Conservation easement

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Acquisition of rights and interest to a property to protect identified conservation or resource values, using a reserved interest deed. Since the mid 1970s, conservation easements have been purchased ...

Consumer-oriented agricultural products

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

One of three broad categories of agricultural products used by the Foreign Agricultural Service to report export and import data under its BICO system. (The others are bulk commodities and ...

Consumptive water use

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Water removed from available supplies without return to a water resources system, e.g., water used in manufacturing, agriculture, and food preparation. Crop consumptive water use is the amount of ...

Continuous inspection

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

USDA's meat and poultry inspection system is often called "continuous" because no animal destined for human food may be slaughtered or dressed unless an inspector is continuously present to examine ...

Contour farming

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Field operations (such as plowing, planting, cultivating, and harvesting) at right angles to the natural slope to reduce soil erosion, protect soil fertility, and limit water runoff. Contour strip ...

Cooperative extension system

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A federal-state-local cooperative education system that provides continuing adult education based on the academic programmes of the land grant colleges of agriculture and their affiliated state ...

Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CR

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

The Federal Technology Transfer Act of 1986 allows industry to enter into research contracts with government laboratories. In exchange for this cooperation, the company involved is entitled to first ...