Agricultural programs & laws

Agricultural programs & laws

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

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Federal-State Marketing Improvement Program

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Sometimes referred to in budget documents as Payments to States and Territories, the program provides matching funds to states for research and innovative projects aimed at identifying new market ...

feed grain

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Any of several grains most commonly used for livestock feed, including corn, grain sorghum, oats, rye, and barley. These grains and the farms producing them historically have received federal price ...

feed ratio

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

The relationship of the cost of feeding animals to their market weight, expressed as a ratio to the sale price of animals, such as the hog/corn ratio. This serves as an indicator of the profit margin ...

feeder cattle

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A steer or cow mature enough to be placed in a feedlot where it will be fattened prior to slaughter. Feeder calves are less than 1 year old; feeder yearlings are between 1 and 2 years old.

feedlot

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A confined cattle feeding facility where feeder cattle (usually less than a year old) are put on higher protein rations to prepare them for slaughter as fed cattle at "good" or better grades. ...

fertilizer

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Any organic or inorganic material, either natural or synthetic, used to supply elements (such as nitrogen, phosphate and potash) essential for plant growth. If used in excess or attached to eroding ...

field gleaning

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

The collection of remaining crops from farmers' fields that have already been mechanically harvested or from fields where it is not economically profitable for the farmer to harvest.