Agricultural programs & laws

Agricultural programs & laws

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

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Emergency feeding agency

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

This refers to an organisation serving the food needs of the poor and unemployed that is designated by a state as eligible for commodities and administrative support to distribute commodities or ...

Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

This Act is P.L. 98-92 (September 2, 1983) which amended the original Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Act (TEFAA) of 1983 to authorise multi-year funding and commodity donations from excess CCC ...

Emergency Food Assistance and Soup Kitchen-Food Ba

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

This programme provides USDA commodities to emergency feeding organisations to help with the food needs of low-income populations. It also authorises grants to states to help with the state and local ...

Emission

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Waste released or emitted to the environment. The term is commonly used in referring to discharges of gases and particles to the atmosphere, i.e., air pollutants, and also is used in referring to ...

Endangered species

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Species of animals or plants likely to go extinct in the foreseeable future unless current trends are altered. They are listed by regulation under the Endangered Species Act and assigned the Act's ...

Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

This Act is P.L. 93-205 (December 28, 1973), as amended, is one of the major federal laws protecting species and the ecosystems on which they depend. While states generally have primacy in wildlife ...

Endocrine disruptor

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A chemical agent that interferes with natural hormones in the body. Hormones are secreted by endocrine glands (such as the pituitary, thyroid, pancreas, ovary, and testis), are transported through ...