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Agricultural programs & laws
Of or pertaining to laws, political programs or schemes related to agriculture.
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Classified pricing
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
The pricing system of federal milk marketing orders, under which milk processors pay into a pool for fluid grade (Grade A) milk; its value is based on how the milk ultimately is used. Milk used for ...
Clayton Act
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
A 1914 law that supplemented the Sherman Anti-Trust Act of 1890 by clarifying market activities (including those in agriculture) considered to be monopolistic or trade-restraining. The ...
Commission on 21st Century Production Agriculture
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
An 11-member panel authorised by Title I-G of the FAIR Act (P.L. 104-127) to conduct a comprehensive review of the farm economy, including the impact of the 1996 law; and a follow-up review that must ...
Commodity Assistance programme
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
A title often used to refer to a variety of domestic programmes receiving food in the form of USDA supplied commodities. It was formalised in FY1996 appropriations law (P.L. 104-37, October 21, 1995) ...
Commodity certificates
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
Payments issued by the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) in lieu of cash payments to participants in farm subsidy or agricultural export programs. Holders of certificates are permitted to exchange ...
Farm Operating (OL) Loans
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
Subtitle B of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, as amended, authorises the Farm Service Agency (formerly FmHA) to make direct and guaranteed farm operating loans. Applicants must be ...
Farm operator
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
A person who operates a farm, either by doing or supervising the work or by making the day-to-day management decisions. Nationally, farm operators own about 57% of their land and lease or rent the ...
