Agricultural programs & laws

Agricultural programs & laws

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

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conservation districts

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A legal subdivision of a state government, with an elected governing body, which develops and implements soil and water conservation programs within a certain area, usually coinciding with county ...

Acquisition of rights and interest to a property to protect identified conservation or resource values, using a reserved interest deed. Since the mid 1970s, conservation easements have been purchased ...

Conservation Farm Option Program

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A provision of the FAIR Act of 1996 authorizes a pilot program for producers who receive production flexibility payments to enter into a contract to consolidate payments at rates that are equivalent ...

conservation plan

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A combination of land uses and farming practices to protect and improve soil productivity and water quality, and to prevent deterioration of natural resources on all or part of a farm. Plans may be ...

conservation practice

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Any technique or measure used to protect soil and water resources for which standards and specifications for installation, operation, or maintenance have been developed. Practices approved by the ...

Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP)

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A sub program of the Conservation Reserve Program, CREP is a state-federal multi-year land retirement program developed by states and targeted to specific state and nationally significant water ...

Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A program, created in the Food Security Act of 1985, to retire from production up to 45 million acres of highly erodible and environmentally sensitive farmland. Landowners who sign contracts agree to ...