Agricultural programs & laws

Agricultural programs & laws

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

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Defoliant

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A chemical that removes leaves from trees and growing plants; regulated as a pesticide.

Delaney clause

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

The Delaney Clause in the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) states that no additive shall be deemed to be safe for human food if it is found to induce cancerin man or animals. It is an ...

Delayed pricing

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A type of deferred pricing that provides for transfer of title before the price is determined and final settlement made. Contracts including this feature are sometimes called "price-later" contracts.

A financial ratio that measures the percentage of a farm operator's assets that are financed by debt. For example, a ratio of 0.4 means that for every $100 of assets the operator has $40 of debt. The ...

Decoupling

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

The concept of separating federal farm payments from the requirement that farmers produce specified programme crops and/or divert land from production. A chief goal of decoupling is to remove a ...

Deferred pricing

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A cash forward contract that provides for determining price by formula at a later date. This also may be called "booking the basis," when the formula sets price relative to a futures price.

Deficiency payments

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Direct government payments made to farmers who participated in an annual commodity programme for wheat, feed grains, rice, or cotton, prior to 1996. The crop-specific deficiency payment rate was ...