Agricultural programs & laws

Agricultural programs & laws

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

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first handler

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Shellers, warehouses, or independent dealers, registered with USDA, that provides cleaning, drying, inspection, grading, and marketing services.

Fish and Wildlife (FWS)

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

FWS, in the Department of the Interior, is the federal agency charged with managing and protecting the nation’s wild plants and animals, including endangered and threatened species. It generally ...

fish farming

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Usually, freshwater commercial aquaculture; catfish farms are an example.

The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 mandated that deficiency payments not be made on 15% of a farm’s crop acreage base, called normal flex acres. The acreage could be planted to any program ...

flood plains

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Lowland and relatively flat areas adjoining inland and coastal waters, including floodprone areas of islands. This land includes, at a minimum,, those areas that are subject to a 1 percent or greater ...

flood risk reduction program

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Provides for contracts for producers on farms that have contract acreage under Title I of the FAIR Act of 1996 that are frequently flooded. Individuals can receive up to 95% of transition payments ...

flow to market

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A quantity provision in a fruit or vegetable marketing order that does not change the total quantity that can be marketed during a season, but rather controls the rate or time period that quantities ...