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Agricultural programs & laws
Of or pertaining to laws, political programs or schemes related to agriculture.
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import fee
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
Generally, an import fee is a charge assessed for a service rendered. For example, when an import stamp or import license is issued, the government assesses a fee for this service. Within the context ...
identity preserved (IP)
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
This is the designation given to bulk commodities marketed in a manner that isolates and preserves the identity of a shipment, presumably because of unique characteristics that have value otherwise ...
H-2A
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
Refers to the provision in federal immigration law under which aliens can be granted temporary visas to enter the country for work in agriculture. Farm lobbyists have sought revisions in the H-2A ...
hypoxie zone
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
An area in the Gulf of Mexico off the mouth of the Mississippi River covering about 6,000 square miles where there is not enough oxygen to support fish and shellfish populations. The oxygen depletion ...
hypoxia
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
A low oxygen condition in the water that may occur where a nutrient-laden free-flowing body of water (like a river) enters a lake or ocean. The high nutrient content promotes rapid growth of ...
hydroponics
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
The growing of plants without soil by using an inert medium such as sand, peat, or vermiculite and adding a nutrient solution containing all the essential elements needed by the plant for its normal ...
hydric soil
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
Soil that, in its undrained state, is flooded long enough during a growing season to develop anaerobic conditions that support the growth and regeneration of hydrophytic vegetation (plants ...
