Agricultural programs & laws

Agricultural programs & laws

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

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Farm Credit System Assistance Board

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A temporary board created by the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987 and responsible for approving Farm Credit System lender requests for federal financial assistance. Members of the Board consisted of ...

Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation (FCSIC)

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

An entity of the Farm Credit System (FCS), established by law in 1987, to insure the timely repayment of principal and interest on FCS debt securities.

farm equity

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

The net worth of the farm sector’s assets (i.e., farmland, machinery, equipment, facilities, crop and livestock inventories) against which there is no debt. This represents all farm proprietors’ ...

farm income

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Several measures are used to gauge the earnings of a farming operation over a given period of time: Gross cash income is the sum of all receipts from the sale of crops, livestock, and farm related ...

farm income and balance sheet

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

The income statement measures the profitability of a farm business for a particular period of time, usually one year. The balance sheet measures the wealth or financial position of the business at a ...

farm inputs

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

The resources that are used in farm production, such as chemicals, equipment, feed, seed, and energy. Most farm inputs are purchased (a change from the days when animals powered most operations), ...