Agricultural programs & laws

Agricultural programs & laws

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

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Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A category of internal support that definitively affects trade (established by negotiations during the Uruguay Round of the GATT negotiations).

recycle / reuse

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Minimizing waste generation by recovering and reprocessing usable products that might otherwise become waste (i.e., recycling of aluminum cans, paper, and bottles, etc.).

recourse loan program

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Under the FAIR Act of 1996, recourse loans are available to producers of high moisture corn and seed cotton, dairy processors, and sugar processors. The commodity is pledged as security, but in ...

Recommended dietary allowances (RDAs)

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Levels of essential nutrients that, on the basis of scientific knowledge, are judged by the Food and Nutrition Board (FNB of the Institute of Medicine at the National Academy of Sciences), to be ...

Recombinant DNA (rDNA)

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

The technique of isolating DNA molecules and inserting them into the DNA of a cell ("recombining DNA"). Also known as genetic engineering.

reclamation law

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

The body of law beginning with the Reclamation Act of 1902 that governs investigation, construction, and operation of Bureau of Reclamation projects.

A special fund established by Congress under the Reclamation Act of 1902, as amended, for receipts from the sale of public lands and timber, proceeds from the Mineral Leasing Act, and certain other ...