Agricultural programs & laws

Agricultural programs & laws

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

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Army Corps of Engineers

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A federal agency, part of the Department of the Army, which has jurisdiction over the navigable waters of the United States. The Army Corps is responsible for granting §404 permits concerning ...

Artificial insemination (AI)

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

The mechanical injection of semen into the womb of the female animal with a syringe-like apparatus.

A serious pest of hardwood trees in its native China that by 1998 had been found in 14 states in the United States, where it has no known natural enemies. APHIS is now working to detect and destroy ...

Appraised stumpage price

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

On national forests, the Forest Service estimate of the market price for timber to be cut and removed. It cannot be less than the base rates. The appraised price is the advertised minimum for ...

Aquifer

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

An underground geological formation, or group of formations, containing usable amounts of groundwater that can supply wells or springs for domestic, industrial, and irrigation uses. Removing more ...

Area yield options contract

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A contract entitling the holder to receive a payment when the area yield is below (above) the put (call) option strike yield. The strike yield is the yield at which the holder of an option contract ...