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Agricultural programs & laws
Of or pertaining to laws, political programs or schemes related to agriculture.
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farm acreage base
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
The total of the crop acreage bases (wheat, feed grains, cotton, and rice) for a farm for a year, the average acreage planted to soybeans and other non-program crops, and the average acreage devoted ...
Farm and risk management (FARRM) accounts
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
A proposal that would permit farmers and ranchers to put aside money in good (higher-income) years without having to pay taxes on the savings until it is withdrawn at a later time, presumably in ...
farm bill
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
A phrase that refers to a multi-year, multi-commodity federal support law. It usually amends some and suspends many provisions of permanent law, reauthorizes, amends, or repeals provisions of ...
Farm Credit Act of 1971
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
This Act is P.L. 92-181 (December 10, 1971) which recodified all previous acts governing the Farm Credit System (FCS, or System), a cooperatively owned government sponsored enterprise that provides ...
Farm Credit Administration (FCA)
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
The independent federal regulator responsible for examining and insuring the safety and soundness of all Farm Credit System institutions. The FCA is governed by a 3-member, Presidentially-appointed ...
Farm Credit Banks
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
Institutions within the Farm Credit System (FCS) that make direct long-term agricultural loans secured by farm real estate through Federal Land Bank Associations. They provide wholesale loan funds to ...
Farm Credit System
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
A network of cooperatively owned lending institutions and related service organizations serving all 50 states and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The FCS specializes in providing farm real estate ...
