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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
Ichloro-diphenyl-trichloromethane (DDT)
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
A chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticide. It is persistent in the environment and biomagnifies in birds of prey. The Environmental Protection Agency cancelled U.S. registration of virtually all but ...
Import duty
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
A customs duty is a charge assessed by a government on an imported item at its point of customs entry into the country, and paid for by the importer; the term is now used interchangeably with tariff. ...
Sugar forfeiture penalty
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
A penalty paid to the Commodity Credit Corporation by a processor of sugar beets or sugarcane who, having taken out a nonrecourse loan, decides to hand over sugar pledged as collateral to the CCC ...
Aquaculture
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
The production of aquatic plants or animals in a controlled environment, such as ponds, raceways, tanks, or cages, for all or part of their life cycle. In the United States, baitfish, catfish, clams, ...
Free market
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
A system in which the market forces of supply and demand determine prices and allocate available supplies, without government intervention. The concept of a free-market approach in agricultural ...
Free on board (F.O.B.)
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
Indicates that the seller assumes all responsibilities and costs up to the specific point or stage of delivery named including transportation, packing, insuring, etc. A wide variety of f.o.b. terms ...
Free rider
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
In agricultural policy, the term generally refers to a firm or person who benefits from a collectively funded activity (such as a generic advertising and promotion, or check-off, program) without ...
