Agricultural programs & laws

Agricultural programs & laws

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

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Montreal Protocol on Ozone Depleting Substances

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

An international agreement, to which the U.S. is a signatory, for controlling emissions of chemicals that deplete stratospheric ozone (including methyl bromide). The Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 ...

monoculture

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A pattern of crop or tree production that relies on a single plant variety.

monetization

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A P.L. 480 provision added by the Food Security Act of 1985 that allows private voluntary organizations to sell a small percentage of donated P.L. 480 commodities within the recipient country. The ...

Mohair Recourse Loan Program

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A program authorized by the emergency provisions of the FY1999 USDA appropriations act (P.L. 105-277, October 21, 1998) that makes interest-free recourse loans of $2.00 per pound on mohair produced ...

wetlands mitigation bank

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A bank is created when wetlands at a site are restored, enhanced or created in advance of destruction of similar wetlands in nearby locations. The bank then sells "credits" in the bank to permit ...

mitigation

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A system whereby the adverse impacts of an activity on the environment are minimized or cancelled by requiring the party to limit the action or replace the resources affected; the term is commonly ...

minor oilseeds

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Oilseed crops other than soybeans and peanuts; usually a reference to the other oilseeds eligible for marketing assistance loans under the FAIR Act of 1996 (sunflower seed, canola, rapeseed, ...