Agricultural programs & laws

Agricultural programs & laws

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

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biological control

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

The practice of using beneficial natural organisms to attack and control harmful plant and animal pests and weeds is called biological control, or biocontrol. This can include introducing predators, ...

biological monitoring

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Using living organisms to test the quality of either effluent to be discharged into receiving waters, or waters downstream from a discharge.

biologics

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Immunization vaccines, bacterins, antigens, and antitoxins and other preparations made from living organisms and their products, intended for use in diagnosing, immunizing, or treating humans or ...

biomagnification

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

The increase in the concentration of bioaccumulated toxic chemicals in organisms higher on the food chain due to preferential storage of the toxic chemical in edible body parts. For example, ...

biomass

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

The generic term for any living matter that can be converted into usable energy through biological or chemical processes. It encompasses feedstocks such as agricultural crops and their residues, ...

biopesticide

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A pesticide that is biological in origin (i.e., viruses, bacteria, pheromones, natural plant compounds) in contrast to synthetic chemicals. Transgenic Bt cotton and corn are biopesticides because ...

bio-security; bio-terrorism

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Bio-security refers to the policies, and measures taken, for protecting a nation’s food supply and agricultural resources from both accidental contamination and deliberate attacks of "bio-terrorism." ...