Agricultural programs & laws

Agricultural programs & laws

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

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Packer concentration

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

The degree to which a few large firms dominate total sales within segments of the meat packing industry, which, some farmers and other critics contend, can cause or at least contribute to lower ...

P.L. 83-480 (July 10, 1954), also called Food for Peace, is the common name for food aid programmes established by the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, which seeks to expand ...

Ozone

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A highly reactive molecule composed of three oxygen atoms. Environmentally, ozone is important in two completely separate contexts梠ne, as a naturally occurring screen of harmful radiation in the ...

Orthophotography

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Aerial photographs that more precisely show the features of the landscape, including those that might be important for agriculture such as slope or size of gullies, because they are corrected for ...

Organoleptic

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Relating to the senses (taste, color, odor, feel). Traditional USDA meat and poultry inspection techniques are considered organoleptic because inspectors perform a variety of such procedures - ...

Organophosphates

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Insecticides that contain phosphorus, carbon, and hydrogen. They are cholinesterase inhibitors; some are highly acutely toxic, but they usually are not persistent in the environment. Parathion is an ...

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Developm

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

An international governmental organisation established in 1961 (1) to formulate, coordinate and promote policies encouraging economic growth; (2) to stimulate and harmonise its members' efforts ...