Agricultural programs & laws

Agricultural programs & laws

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

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Section 319

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Refers to the 1987 amendment to the Clean Water Act which created the new nonpoint source management program requiring states to develop plans to identify and control nonpoint source pollution ...

Section 3 lands

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Public lands within a grazing district administered by the Bureau of Land Management under Section 3 of the Taylor Grazing Act of 1934. BLM authorizes livestock grazing on these lands by issuing ...

scrapie

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A fatal, degenerative neurological disease of sheep and goats. The similarity of scrapie to bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) (mad cow) disease in cattle, with the possibility of subsequent ...

Scientific Advisory Panel

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Formally known as the FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel, this group of independent scientists was authorized by the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. Its purpose is to provide ...

A group of independent scientists selected by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to advise on the scientific and technical aspects of environmental problems and issues and who, ...

school meals initiative for healthy children

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Initiative undertaken by the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) to revise and update the nutrition standards of school meals and bring them into compliance with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, ...

School Breakfast Program

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Permanently authorized by the Child Nutrition Act of 1966. Federal funding is provided in the form of cash reimbursements for each breakfast served, varied in amount by the family income of the ...