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Agricultural programs & laws
Of or pertaining to laws, political programs or schemes related to agriculture.
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Bank for cooperatives (BC)
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
Lending institution within the Farm Credit System that provides credit to agricultural cooperatives and rural utility cooperatives nationwide. Nationally chartered CoBank Agricultural Bank (Denver) ...
Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act of 1937
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
This Act is P.L. 75-210 which authorised acquisition by the federal government of damaged lands to rehabilitate and use them for various purposes. Both the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land ...
Antemortem
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
Before slaughter. As used in the meat and poultry inspection program, the term refers to the examination that USDA meat inspectors are required to conduct of all live animals just before they are ...
Antibiotics
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
Chemical substances produced by microorganisms or synthetically that inhibit the growth of, or destroy, bacteria. Antibiotics are used at therapeutic levels to fight disease in humans and animals. ...
Anti-dumping duty
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
A duty or levy imposed under authority of Title VII of the U.S. Tariff Act of 1930. Title VII states that if the U.S. Department of Commerce determines that an imported product is being sold at less ...
Animal unit
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
A standard measure, based on feed requirements, used to combine various classes of livestock according to size, weight, age, and use. For federal lands, an animal unit represents one mature cow, ...
Animal unit month (AUM)
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
An animal unit month (AUM) is the amount of forage needed to sustain one animal unit, or its equivalent, for one month. Grazing fees for federal lands are charged by animal unit months or ...
