Agricultural programs & laws

Agricultural programs & laws

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

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artificial insemination (AI)

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

The mechanical injection of semen into the womb of the female animal with a syringe-like apparatus.

A serious pest of hardwood trees in its native China that by 1998 had been found in 14 states in the United States, where it has no known natural enemies. APHIS is now working to detect and destroy ...

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Established in 1989, APEC is a formal institution with a permanent secretariat located in Singapore. Its original 12 members include Australia, New Zealand, the United States, Canada, Japan, South ...

assessment

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Generally an automatic or mandatory deduction from a producer's marketing receipts used to fund activities that promote or otherwise support a particular farm product. Under certain agricultural ...

assimilative capacity

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

The ability of a body of water to cleanse itself; its capacity to receive waste waters or toxic materials without deleterious effects and without damage to aquatic life or humans who consume the ...

Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A multilateral organization formed in 1967 by the governments of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand to promote economic, social, and cultural cooperation among nations in ...

atrazine

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A selective herbicide, widely used on corn. It is environmentally significant, since it was the second most commonly detected pesticide residue in an Environmental Protection Agency survey of ...