Agricultural programs & laws

Agricultural programs & laws

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

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field office technical guide

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A manual placed in all Natural Resources Conservation Service district offices and field service centers that gives the technical specifications and guidelines for all approved conservation ...

Generally refers to any one of the following USDA agencies that administer programs and provide services to farmers and other rural residents through an extensive network of state and local offices: ...

field service center

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A centralized location for a variety of USDA agency field offices. These have been reduced in number from about 3,700 to about 2,600 through closures and consolidations initiated as part of a USDA ...

filter strip

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

An area of vegetation, generally narrow and long, that slows the rate of runoff, allowing sediments, organic matter, and other pollutants that are being conveyed by the water to be removed. Filter ...

Final Act

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Formally called the "Final Act Embodying the Results of the Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations", the Final Act is the legal document containing the texts of all provisions agreed upon ...

findley payments

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Under the so-called Findley Provision authorized by the Food Security Act of 1985 (and first sponsored by former Congressman Paul Findley), USDA was able to reduce the basic, formula-set nonrecourse ...

fire ants

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A South American stinging ant that has become established in southern states from North Carolina to Texas. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service quarantines nursery products from affected ...