Agricultural programs & laws

Agricultural programs & laws

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

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Agricultural programs & laws

Food and Agricultural Act of 1965

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

This Act is P.L. 89-321 (November 3, 1965) which was the first multi-year farm legislation, providing for 4-year commodity programs for wheat, feed grains, and upland cotton. It was extended for 1 ...

Food and Agriculture Act of 1977

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

This Act is P.L. 95-113 (September 9, 1977) which was an omnibus farm bill. It increased price and income supports and established a farmer-owned reserve for grain. It also established a new ...

Food and Agriculture Councils (FACs)

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

These councils were instituted in 1982 by USDA to function as interagency coordinating groups on three levels: national, state, and local. The state FACs are composed of senior level officials of ...

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Na

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A UN organization, founded in 1945, that collects and disseminates information about world agriculture. FAO also provides technical assistance to developing countries in agricultural production and ...

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

An agency within the Public Health Service of the Department of Health and Human Services. FDA is a public health agency, charged with protecting consumers by enforcing the Federal Food, Drug, and ...

food and fiber system

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

That sector of the U.S. economy that includes agricultural production and all economic activities supporting or utilizing that production, including farm machinery and chemical production, and ...

Food and Nutrition Service (FNS)

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

The USDA agency whose goals are to provide needy people with access to a more nutritious diet, to improve the eating habits of the nation’s children, and to stabilize farm prices through the ...