Agricultural programs & laws

Agricultural programs & laws

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

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soil moisture zone

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Depth of soil from which plant roots extract water.

soil quality

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Soil quality includes consideration of measures related to both productivity for crops and environmental factors.

For a specific soil, the maximum average annual soil loss expressed as tons per acre per year that will permit current production levels to be maintained economically and indefinitely. T values range ...

Soil Conservation Service (SCS)

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Replaced by a new USDA agency, the Natural Resources Conservation Service after USDA reorganization in 1994. Responsibilities include carrying out technical assistance programs in cooperation with ...

Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act of 19

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

P.L. 74-46 (February 26, 1936) was designed to support farm income by making soil-conservation and soil-building payments to participating farmers. This design overcame the unconstitutional taxes on ...

soil conservation district

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A legal subdivision of state government, with a locally elected governing body, responsible for developing and carrying out a program of soil and water conservation within a geographic boundary, ...