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

Hunger Prevention Act of 1988

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

P.L. 100-435 (September 19, 1988) amended the Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 to require the USDA to make additional types of commodities available for the Temporary Emergency Food ...

hunger / food insecurity

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

An economic definition is the lack of food due to the limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate and safe foods, or limited or uncertain ability to acquire acceptable foods in ...

hundredweight

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

One hundred pounds (abbreviated as cwt.). A standard unit of measure for milk, rice, and some meat livestock.

humus

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

The well decomposed, relatively stable portion of the partly or wholly decayed organic matter in a soil, which provides nutrients and helps the soil retain moisture.

Housing Act of 1949

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Title V of P.L. 81-171 (October 25, 1949) authorized USDA to make loans to farmers to construct, improve, repair, or replace dwellings and other farm buildings to provide decent, safe, and sanitary ...

foodstamp household

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A food stamp household is composed of all those who purchase food and prepare meals in common. All related co-residents must apply as a single food stamp household, no matter how they purchase and ...

horticultural specialty crops

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

The Census of Agriculture includes as "horticultural specialties" bedding plants, florists’ greens, flower and vegetable seeds, flowers, foliage, fruit stocks, nursery and ornamental plants, ...