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Agricultural programs & laws
Of or pertaining to laws, political programs or schemes related to agriculture.
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grazing permit/license/lease
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
Official written permission to graze a specific number, kind, and class of livestock for a specified time period on defined federal rangeland.
grazing preference
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
The status of qualified holders of grazing permits acquired by grant, prior use, or purchase, that entitles them to special consideration over applicants who have not acquired preference.
Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative (GLCI)
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
A program started by USDA under its discretionary authority in 1991 and then specifically authorized by the FAIR Act of 1996 to provide increased technical and educational assistance to conserve and ...
grazing fee
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
A charge, usually on a monthly basis, for grazing a specific kind of livestock. For federal lands, the grazing fee is based on a formula found in the Public Rangelands Improvement Act (PRIA). The ...
grazing district
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
An administrative unit of BLM-managed rangelands established by the Secretary of the Interior under Section 3 of the Taylor Grazing Act of 1934.
grassed waterway
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
A generally broad and shallow depression planted with erosion-resistant grasses, which is used to convey surface waters off of or across cropland.
Granger-Thye Act of 1950
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
P.L. 81-478 (April 24, 1950) established a new direction for some aspects of National Forest System management; authorized the use of grazing fee receipts for rangeland improvement; authorized the ...
