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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

Atrazine

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A selective herbicide, widely used on corn. It is environmentally significant, since it was the second most commonly detected pesticide residue in an Environmental Protection Agency survey of ...

Attainment area

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

An area considered to have air quality as good as or better than the National Ambient Air Quality Standards as defined in the Clean Air Act. An area may be an attainment area for one pollutant and a ...

Attractant

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A chemical or agent that lures insects or other pests by stimulating their sense of smell. Attractants are a nontoxic technique for luring insects into traps and are heavily used in orchard crops. ...

Back hoe

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A shovel mounted on the rear of a tractor, hydraulically operated to dig trenches or pits in soil.

Balance of payments

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

An accounting statement measuring the value of goods, services and capital exchanged between a country and all foreign countries. A nation is said to have either: (1) a balance of payments deficit if ...

Balance of trade

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

The difference in value between a country's merchandise imports and exports in a specified period. A country's balance of trade is only one factor — though an important one — in its balance of ...

Arid climate

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A dry climate with an annual precipitation usually less than 10 inches. Not suitable for crop production without irrigation.

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