Agricultural programs & laws

Agricultural programs & laws

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

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La Niña

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

a Cyclical disruption in the ocean-atmosphere system characterized by unusually cold ocean temperatures in the equatorial Pacific. These ocean conditions are just the opposite of El Niño; in latin La ...

karnal bunt

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A fungus disease of wheat that reduces yields and causes an unpalatable but harmless flavor in flour milled from infected kernels. Appearance of the disease in the United States in early 1996 ...

Jones Act

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

The common reference for Section 27 of the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, which requires that all water transportation of goods between U.S. ports be on U.S.- built, owned, crewed, and operated ships. ...

just-in-time delivery

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

An inventory control system that replenishes and delivers products to a retailer just as a current supply is depleted.

Great Plains Conservation Program (GPCP)

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

This program, initiated in 1957, provided cost share and technical assistance to apply conservation on entire farms in 10 Great Plains states from the Dakotas and Montana to Texas and New Mexico. ...

great plains

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A level to gently sloping region of the United States that lies between the Rockies and approximately the 98th meridian. The area is subject to recurring droughts and high winds. It consists of parts ...

grazing privilege

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

The benefit or advantage enjoyed by a person or company beyond the common advantage of other citizens to graze livestock on federal lands. Privilege may be created by permit, license, lease, or ...