Agricultural programs & laws

Agricultural programs & laws

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

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Boll weevil

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

An insect pest of cotton that is the subject of an Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service eradication programme cooperatively funded and managed by cotton producers.

Bonus commodities

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

From the agricultural perspective, these are commodities donated to domestic feeding programmes that USDA acquires for unexpected surplus removal reasons or because Commodity Credit Corporation ...

Basic commodities

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Six agricultural crops (corn, cotton, peanuts, rice, tobacco, and wheat) declared by permanent law as requiring federal price support.

Calculated monthly by USDA, the BFP is the base price for all milk regulated by federal milk marketing orders. Currently, the BFP is based on the preceding month's average price of Grade B milk paid ...

Basing point

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A geographical site used to establish fixed rates and/or prices for federal milk marketing orders. Generally, rates or prices increase according to the distance from the basing point. The FAIR Act of ...

Basis

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

The difference between the current spot price (or cash price) of a commodity and the price of the nearest futures contract for the same or a related commodity. Basis is usually computed in relation ...

Emergency Disaster (EM) Loan programme

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

When a county has been declared a disaster area by either the President or the Secretary of Agriculture, farmers in that county may become eligible for low-interest emergency disaster (EM) loans ...