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Agricultural programs & laws
Of or pertaining to laws, political programs or schemes related to agriculture.
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cow-calf operator
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
A ranch or farm where cows are raised and bred mainly to produce calves usually destined for the beef market. The cows produce a calf crop each year, and the operation keeps some heifer calves from ...
Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease (CJD)
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
A sporadic and rare, but fatal human disease that usually strikes people over 65. It occurs worldwide at an estimated annual rate of one case per million population. About 10-15% of CJD cases are ...
critical control point
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
An operation (practice, procedure, process, or location) at or by which preventive or control measures can be exercised that will eliminate, prevent, or minimize one or more hazards. Critical control ...
critical habitat
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
Under the Endangered Species Act, critical habitat is an area essential to the conservation of a listed species, though the area need not actually be occupied by the species at the time it is ...
crop acreage base
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
A crop-specific measure equal to the average number of acres planted (or considered planted) to a particular program crop for the previous five years. The sum of the crop acreage bases for all ...
crop insurance
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
Insurance that protects farmers from crop losses due to natural hazards. Hail and fire insurance are offered through private companies without federal subsidy. A subsidized multiperil federal ...
crop reports
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
Reports compiled by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) on various commodities that are released throughout the year. Information in the reports includes estimates on planted acreage, ...