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Agricultural programs & laws
Of or pertaining to laws, political programs or schemes related to agriculture.
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Agricultural programs & laws
Montreal Protocol on Ozone Depleting Substances
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
An international agreement, to which the U.S. is a signatory, for controlling emissions of chemicals that deplete stratospheric ozone (including methyl bromide). The Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 ...
Monoculture
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
A pattern of crop or tree production that relies on a single plant variety.
Monetization
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
A P.L. 480 provision added by the Food Security Act of 1985 that allows private voluntary organisations to sell a small percentage of donated P.L. 480 commodities within the recipient country. The ...
Mohair Recourse Loan programme
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
A programme authorised by the emergency provisions of the FY1999 USDA appropriations act (P.L. 105-277, October 21, 1998) that makes interest-free recourse loans of $2.00 per pound on mohair produced ...
Multiple use
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
According to the Multiple Use and Sustained Yield Act of 1960 (P.L. 86-517, June 12, 1960), as amended, multiple use of the national forests means the "harmonious and coordinated management of the ...
Multiple component pricing
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
The practise of valuing farm milk according to the value of its protein, fat, and mineral content. This practise has been adopted by many regions for federal milk marketing orders. Historically, milk ...
Multiple basing points
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
A method of regional pricing in milk marketing orders that would allow more than one basing point, or "surplus area," to be used. Surplus areas are administratively defined as areas with low Class I ...
