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Agricultural programs & laws
Of or pertaining to laws, political programs or schemes related to agriculture.
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land trust
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
A private nonprofit organization, under — 501 (c)(3) of the federal tax code, that may receive donations of money, property or development rights, and may use its assets to purchase property or ...
land treatment
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
Any activity or project to improve conservation of soil, water, or other resources and to improve production.
land management services contracts
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
A proposed national forest timber sale contract where purchasers would be required to perform activities, other than those directly related to timber cutting and removal, in or near the sale area, in ...
land-grant university
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
The term used to identify a public university in each state that was originally established as a land grant college of agriculture pursuant to the Morrill Act of 1862. In most states the original ...
land grant colleges of agriculture
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
The Morrill Act of 1862 granted federal land to states to sell, and instructed each state to use the proceeds to endow a college to teach "agriculture and the mechanical arts." States not having any ...
land evaluation and site assessment system (LESA)
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
A technique that can be used at the local level to determine the quality of land or agricultural uses and to assess sites or areas of land for their agricultural viability. It was first used in the ...
land capability classification
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
The quality of soil resources for agricultural use is commonly expressed as land capability classes and subclasses, which show, in a general way, the suitability of soils for most kinds of field ...
