Agricultural programs & laws

Agricultural programs & laws

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

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Dairy and Tobacco Adjustment Act of 1983

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

This Act is P.L. 98-180 (November 29, 1983) which was designated the Dairy and Tobacco Adjustment Act of 1983. Title I authorized a voluntary dairy diversion program, which was operated between ...

Dairy Diversion Program

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A voluntary supply control program authorized by the Dairy Production Stabilization Act of 1983, under which producers in 1984-85 received payments, of $10 per cwt., for reducing their milk ...

Dairy Export Incentive Program (DEIP)

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A program that offers subsidies to exporters of U.S. dairy products to help them compete with other nations. USDA pays cash to exporters as bonuses to help them sell certain U.S. dairy products at ...

Dairy Market Loss Assistance Program (DMLA)

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A program announced March 8, 1999, that makes direct payments to dairy farmers on the first 26,000 hundredweight of milk marketed during 1997 or 1998. The actual payment rate will be determined after ...

Dairy Price Support Program

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

The federal program that maintains a minimum farm price for milk used in the manufacture of dairy products. The CCC indirectly assures a minimum price for milk by purchasing any cheddar cheese, ...

Dairy Promotion Program

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

The Dairy Production Stabilization Act of 1983 authorized a national producer program for dairy product promotion, research, and nutrition education as part of a comprehensive strategy to increase ...

Dairy Termination Program

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Also called the whole herd buyout, this program was authorized by the Food Security Act of 1985. Under it, farmers received USDA payments for agreeing to remove their entire dairy herds from ...