Agricultural programs & laws

Agricultural programs & laws

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

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Agricultural programs & laws

Interagency Working Group on Food Security (IWG)

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A policy-level working group chaired at the subcabinet level. It was established in 1996 to guide U.S. Government preparations for the World Food Summit. Its mission was extended after the Summit to ...

integrated pest management (IPM)

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A pest control strategy based on the determination of an economic threshold that indicates when a pest population is approaching the level at which control measures are necessary to prevent a decline ...

integration

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

The combination (under the management of one firm) of two or more identical (horizontal) or successive (vertical) stages in the production or marketing process of a particular product. Generally the ...

instream use

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Water use taking place within the stream channel. Examples are hydroelectric power generation, navigation, fish propagation and use, and recreational activities. Often used in discussions concerning ...

integrated crop management

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

An agriculture management system that integrates all controllable agricultural production factors for long-term sustained productivity, profitability and ecological soundness.

Integrated Farm Management Program (IFMP)

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A program authorized by the FACT Act of 1990 to assist producers in adopting resource-conserving crop rotations by protecting participants’ base acreage, payment yields, and program payments. The ...