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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

Farm and risk management (FARRM) accounts

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A proposal that would permit farmers and ranchers to put aside money in good (higher-income) years without having to pay taxes on the savings until it is withdrawn at a later time, presumably in ...

Farm bill

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A phrase that refers to a multi-year, multi-commodity federal support law. It usually amends some and suspends many provisions of permanent law, reauthorizes, amends, or repeals provisions of ...

Recycle / reuse

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Minimising waste generation by recovering and reprocessing usable products that might otherwise become waste (i.e., recycling of aluminium cans, paper, and bottles, etc.).

Recourse loan programme

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Under the FAIR Act of 1996, recourse loans are available to producers of high moisture corn and seed cotton, dairy processors, and sugar processors. The commodity is pledged as security, but in ...

Recommended dietary allowances (RDAs)

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Levels of essential nutrients that, on the basis of scientific knowledge, are judged by the Food and Nutrition Board (FNB of the Institute of Medicine at the National Academy of Sciences), to be ...

Registrant

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Any manufacturer or formulator of a pesticide who obtains registration for an active ingredient or product.

Registration

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

The Environmental Protection Agency approval of a new pesticide for specific uses before it can be sold or distributed in the United States. Under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide ...

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