Agricultural programs & laws

Agricultural programs & laws

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

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exposure assessment

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Identifying the pathways by which toxicants may reach individuals, estimating how much of a chemical various individuals are likely to be exposed to, and estimating the number likely to be exposed at ...

Extension Service

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Refers to a nationwide continuing education system that is based on the academic programs of the land grant colleges of agriculture (see Cooperative Extension System). The term also is the former ...

extra-long staple (ELS) cotton

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Also called American Pima, this cotton has a staple length of 1-3/8" or more, is characterized by fineness and high fiber strength, and is used in high-value products such as sewing thread and ...

Extra-Long Staple Cotton Act of 1983

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

This Act is P.L. 98-88 (August 26, 1983) which eliminated marketing quotas and allotments for extra-long staple cotton and tied its support to upland cotton through a formula that set the nonrecourse ...

failed acreage

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Tracts of properly-planted and managed crops that did not grow or were destroyed due to a natural disaster. Failed acreage is eligible for indemnification if covered by the federal crop insurance ...

FAIR Act of 1996

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996; the 1996 omnibus farm bill.

fair information practices

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A set of standards developed in the early 1970s to describe how information should be used and protected; usually stated as eight principles in this country and including openness, individual access, ...