Agricultural programs & laws

Agricultural programs & laws

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

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Food safety initiative

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A 1997 interagency initiative among the Food and Drug Administration, centre For Disease Control, Environmental Protection Agency, and U.S. Department of Agriculture to implement a series of ...

Any substance or mixture of substances other than the basic foodstuff present in a food as a result of any phase of production, processing, packaging, storage, transport or handling. USDA allows food ...

Food Aid Consultative Group

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A group created by the FACT Act of 1990 to review and address issues concerning the effectiveness of regulations and procedures that govern U.S. food aid programs. The FAIR Act of 1996 extended the ...

Food and Agricultural Act of 1965

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

This Act is P.L. 89-321 (November 3, 1965) which was the first multi-year farm legislation, providing for 4-year commodity programmes for wheat, feed grains, and upland cotton. It was extended for 1 ...

Food and Agriculture Act of 1977

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

This Act is P.L. 95-113 (September 9, 1977) which was an omnibus farm bill. It increased price and income supports and established a farmer-owned reserve for grain. It also established a new ...

Food Distribution programme on Indian Reservations (

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

This programme allows Indian Tribal organisations to operate a food distribution programme as an alternative to the food stamp programme for those living on or near an Indian reservation. Eligibility ...

Food donations to charitable institutions, soup ki

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Donations of food by the Commodity Credit Corporation to help provide meals to needy people. Foods donated are from agricultural surpluses acquired by USDA as part of its price stabilisation and ...