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Agricultural programs & laws
Of or pertaining to laws, political programs or schemes related to agriculture.
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Agricultural programs & laws
Rural Development Trust Fund
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
Authorized under the FAIR Act of 1996 the trust fund is used to distribute Rural Community Assistance Program funds. Funds are allocated among states based on such factors as rural population, ...
Rural Community Advancement Program (RCAP)
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
A program established by the rural development Title of the FAIR Act of 1996 under which USDA is authorized to provide state rural development block grants, direct and guaranteed loans, and other ...
Rural Clean Water Programs (RCWP)
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
The federal program which provides public cost sharing for the adoption of practices designed to protect water quality.
Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBS)
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
One of three USDA agencies charged with implementing rural development policies and programs. The RBS provides loans, guarantees, technical assistance, and grants to rural businesses and ...
Soup Kitchen-Food Bank Program
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
Originally authorized under the Hunger Prevention Act of 1988 to buy commodities for soup kitchens and food banks not participating in the Emergency Food Assistance Program (EFAP). Program authority ...
soup kitchen
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
A center that provides and serves free hot meals to the hungry. Such centers may also be called community kitchens, hot meal programs, or aggregate meal programs.
sound science
Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws
A phrase generally used in a political context to rhetorically challenge the validity of the other side’s arguments. The phrase has arisen in agricultural trade disputes when a country imposes a ...
