Agricultural programs & laws

Agricultural programs & laws

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

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Farm Service Agency (FSA)

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

One result of the 1994 legislative reorganization of USDA was the consolidation of the ASCS, FCIC and FmHA into a single agency, the FSA. This agency is responsible for administering farm ...

A contract that entitles the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to purchase an underlying futures contract at a stipulated basis or strike price at any time up to the expiration of the option. ...

campylobacteriosis

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A diarrheal disease often caused by the type of bacteria known as Campylobacteria jejuni (C. jejuni) associated with poultry, raw milk, and water. There are an estimated 2.5 million cases annually in ...

cancellation

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Refers to an action taken under Section 6(b) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) to cancel a pesticide registration for one or more specific uses when the Environmental ...

Capper-Volstead Act

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

This Act is P.L. 67-146 (February 18, 1922), with a bit of exaggeration, is sometimes called the Magna Carta of Cooperation. The law was passed in response to challenges made against cooperatives ...

captive supply

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Products that manufacturers or processors own or contract to purchase for future delivery so as to have a predictable source of raw materials for their plants. In agriculture, the term often is used, ...

carbon sequestration

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Retention of carbon in ways that prevent or delay it from bing emitted to the atmosphere as carbon dioxide. This may help mitigate climate change by reducing the amount in the atmosphere. ...