Agricultural programs & laws

Agricultural programs & laws

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

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Farmers stock peanuts

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Picked or threshed peanuts produced in the United States, which have not been changed (except for removal of foreign material and excess moisture) from the condition in which picked or threshed ...

Farm size

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Although a standard definition is not available, the most common way to measure farm size is by the value of gross farm sales. USDA defines small farms as those having less than $50,000 in sales ...

The difference between the farm price and the retail price of food, reflecting charges for processing, shipping, and retailing farm goods. The current spread accounts for about three-fourths of the ...

Farmed wetlands

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Under the swampbuster program, these are wetlands that were partially drained or altered to improve crop production before swampbuster was enacted as part of the December 23, 1985, farm law. Farmed ...

Farmer Mac (Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporat

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Created by the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987 as a federally chartered, private corporation responsible for guaranteeing the timely repayment of principal and interest to investors in a new ...

Farmer-Owned Grain Reserve (FOR)

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A program, established under the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977, designed to buffer sharp price movements and to provide reserves against production shortfalls by allowing wheat and feed grain ...

Fast track authority

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A legislative procedure that may be adopted by Congress for considering bills to implement trade agreements. The procedure calls for consultation between the President and Congress as trade ...