Agricultural programs & laws

Agricultural programs & laws

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

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countertrade

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A trade transaction of goods and services without the exchange of money. Forms of countertrade include barter, buy-back or compensation, counter-purchase, offset requirements, swap, or triangular ...

countervailing duty

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A charge levied on an imported article to offset the unfair price advantage it holds due to a subsidy paid to producers or exporters by the government of the exporting country. Section 303 of the ...

country schedules

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

The official schedules of subsidy commitments and tariff bindings as agreed to under GATT for members countries.

Under Section 304 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, most products entering the United States must be clearly marked so that the "ultimate purchaser" can identify the country of origin. Imported ...

county committees

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Panels of three to five farmers, elected by other farmers, to oversee the local operation of commodity programs, credit, and other programs of the Farm Service Agency. County committees, established ...

county executive director (CED)

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

The supervisor hired by the Farm Service Agency county committee to manage the day-to day activities of a field service center (formerly called the county office).

county extension agent

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A worker who is jointly employed by the county, State Cooperative Extension Service, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Extension Service, to bring agricultural and homemaking information to ...