Agricultural programs & laws

Agricultural programs & laws

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

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Unreasonable risk

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), "unreasonable adverse effects on the environment means (1) any unreasonable risk to man or the environment, taking into account ...

Universal soil loss equation

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A formula used to estimate erosion rates by considering climate, soils, and topographic conditions at a site, as well as any degree to which the use and management of the soil reduce erosion. It is ...

United States-Canada Free Trade Agreement Implemen

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

P.L. 100-449 (September 28, 1988) implemented the bilateral trade agreement between the United States and Canada, including agricultural trade. The agreement would phase out tariffs between the two ...

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A UN agency that focuses attention on international economic relations and on measures that might be taken by developed countries to accelerate economic development in developing countries.

Unit train

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Generally refers to a string of freight cars that all carry the same commodity, frequently over long distances. Unit trains are widely used to haul such raw commodities as coal and grains, because ...

Unit cost

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

The average cost to produce a single item. The total cost divided by the number of items produced.

Vertical integration

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

The integrating of successive stages of the production and marketing functions under the ownership or control of a single management organization. For example, much of the broiler industry is highly ...