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Agricultural programs & laws
Of or pertaining to laws, political programs or schemes related to agriculture.
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Fed cattle
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
Animals leaving a feedlot, after fattening on a high protein ration, that are ready to be sold to a packing plant for slaughter. Beef cattle are typically sold to packers at about 1,100 pounds, which ...
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
An organisation more commonly referred to as Farmer Mac, which is a secondary (resale) market for agricultural mortgages. Farmer Mac was authorised by the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987.
Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
This Act is P.L. 104-127 (April 4, 1996) which was the omnibus 1996 farm bill that removed the link between income support payments and farm prices. It authorised 7-year production flexibility ...
Federal crop insurance
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
A voluntary risk management tool, available to farmers since the thirties, that protects them from the economics effects of unavoidable adverse natural events. Administrative costs are appropriated ...
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC)
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
The wholly owned federal corporation within USDA that administers the federal crop insurance program. The FAIR Act of 1996 created an Office Of Risk Management (which USDA has renamed the Risk ...
Federal Crop Insurance Reform Act of 1994
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
This Act is Title I of P.L. 103-354 (October 4, 1994). Beginning with the 1995 crops, it modifies the federal crop insurance programme by authorising a new catastrophic (CAT) coverage level available ...
Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corporation (FFC
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
An entity within the Farm Credit System (FCS) that manages and coordinates the sale of system-wide bonds and notes in the national financial markets. Since the FCS, by law, is not permitted to accept ...
