Agricultural programs & laws

Agricultural programs & laws

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

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Electronic benefit transfer (EBT) systems

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Under an EBT system, recipients are issued an "ATM-like" card and a "personal identification number" (PIN) instead of food stamp coupons. They access their food stamp benefits when purchasing food by ...

Elevator

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A tall warehouse facility that uses vertical conveyors to raise or elevate grain, generally owned privately or by an agricultural cooperative, where grain is stored before being marketed. The term ...

Embargo

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A government-ordered prohibition or limitation on trade with another country. Under an embargo, all trade, or selected goods and services, may be restricted. The Food Security Act of 1985 states that ...

Emergency Conservation programme

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A programme administered by the Farm Service Agency to help farmers to rehabilitate farmland damaged by natural disasters by sharing in the cost of rehabilitation.

Fungibility

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

The characteristic of interchangeability. Bulk commodities are generally described as fungible, whereas those with special characteristics may be marketed as identity preserved. Futures contracts for ...

Fungicide

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Any pesticide used to control, deter, or destroy fungi, which are forms of plant life (including moulds and yeasts) that lack chlorophyll and are unable to make their own food (such as the plant ...

Furrow irrigation

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Small, shallow channels guide water across the surface of a levelled field. Crops are typically grown on a ridge or raised bed between the furrows. This is the major irrigation system that is based ...