Agricultural programs & laws

Agricultural programs & laws

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

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Agricultural programs & laws

Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

USDA was originally established in 1862 and raised to cabinet status in 1889. In FY1997 it had an employment level equal to about 113,000 staff years, working in some 30 separate agencies, carrying ...

Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 19

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Title II of P.L. 103-354 (October 13, 1994) was designated the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 and gave the Secretary of Agriculture broad authority to reorganize USDA to achieve ...

Department of the Interior (DOI)

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

This cabinet-level agency, also known as the Home Department, was created on March 3, 1849 by an Act of Congress to oversee and manage the vast national or public domain. Today the Department ...

dermal toxicity

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

The ability of a pesticide or other chemical to poison people or animals via skin contact. Many organophosphate pesticides exhibit high dermal toxicity.

desertification

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Land degradation in arid, semi-arid, and sub-humid areas resulting from various factors, including climatic variations and human activities.

below-cost timber sale

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A timber sale from national forest lands in which the expected federal revenues are less than the estimated federal expenses to sell the timber.

best management practices (BMP's)

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A conservation practice or combination of practices designed to maintain agricultural productivity while reducing point- and nonpoint- source water pollution. State water quality agencies (or their ...