Agricultural programs & laws

Agricultural programs & laws

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

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Agricultural programs & laws

Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extensi

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

The USDA agency that administers federal funds appropriated for agricultural and forestry research, extension, and education programmes at eligible institutions, including the land grant colleges of ...

Cooperator programme

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Officially known as the Foreign Market Development programme (FMDP). One of the agricultural export promotion programmes operated by the Foreign Agricultural Service. This programme consists of joint ...

Contract

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Written or oral agreement spelling out the parties' understanding of how a commodity is to be produced and/or marketed, including specifications for quantity, quality, and price. Marketing contracts ...

Contract acreage

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Enrolled 1996 commodity base acreage under the FAIR Act of 1996 for wheat, feed grains, upland cotton, and rice (generally fixed for 1996 through 2002). A farmer may voluntarily choose to reduce ...

Contract commodity

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

The commodities previously eligible for deficiency payments and now eligible for production flexibility contracts under the FAIR Act of 1996: wheat, corn, sorghum, barley, oats, rice, and upland ...

Contract payments under AMTA

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Some $36 billion in payments to be made to farmers for contract crops for fiscal years 1996-2002 under Title I of the FAIR Act of 1996, known as the Agricultural Market Transition Act (AMTA). The ...

Faecal coliform bacteria

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Bacteria found in the intestinal tracts of mammals. Their presence in water or sludge is an indicator of pollution and possible contamination by pathogens.