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Agricultural programs & laws
Of or pertaining to laws, political programs or schemes related to agriculture.
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Agricultural programs & laws
state technical committee
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
Advisory groups to state conservationists (coordinators of all Natural Resources Conservation Service activities within a state) created in the FACT Act of 1990 and amended in the FAIR Act of 1996. ...
state rural development councils
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
A collaborative partnership comprised of representatives of the federal, state, local, and tribal governments, the private sector, and the nonprofit sector. Councils are created by a memorandum of ...
state rural development block grant
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
Under provisions of the Rural Community Advancement Program (RCAP), each state may receive, for direct administration, up to 10% of the funds allocated to the state. These funds may be used to ...
state inspection programs
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
Often refers to the state-run meat and poultry inspection programs to which USDA contributes 50% of the cost. State programs (about half the states use them) must be certified by USDA to be at least ...
State and Private Forestry
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
A branch of the Forest Service providing technical and financial assistance to states and to private landowners for forest management and for forest health.
State Agricultural Experiment Station
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
The Hatch Act of 1887 established an agricultural experiment station to be affiliated with the land grant college of agriculture in each state. Research done at these stations underpins the ...
staple
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
A commodity that is widely and regularly produced and consumed (i.e., wheat, rice, potatoes). A term used to designated the length of fiber in cotton and wool.
