Agricultural programs & laws

Agricultural programs & laws

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

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Identity preserved (IP)

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

This is the designation given to bulk commodities marketed in a manner that isolates and preserves the identity of a shipment, presumably because of unique characteristics that have value otherwise ...

Hunger Prevention Act of 1988

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

P.L. 100-435 (September 19, 1988) amended the Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 to require the USDA to make additional types of commodities available for the Temporary Emergency Food ...

Hunger / food insecurity

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

An economic definition is the lack of food due to the limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate and safe foods, or limited or uncertain ability to acquire acceptable foods in ...

Hundredweight

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

One hundred pounds (abbreviated as cwt.). A standard unit of measure for milk, rice, and some meat livestock.

Hypoxie zone

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

An area in the Gulf of Mexico off the mouth of the Mississippi River covering about 6,000 square miles where there is not enough oxygen to support fish and shellfish populations. The oxygen depletion ...

Hypoxia

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A low oxygen condition in the water that may occur where a nutrient-laden free-flowing body of water (like a river) enters a lake or ocean. The high nutrient content promotes rapid growth of ...

Hydroponics

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

The growing of plants without soil by using an inert medium such as sand, peat, or vermiculite and adding a nutrient solution containing all the essential elements needed by the plant for its normal ...