Agricultural programs & laws

Agricultural programs & laws

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

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drainage

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Improving the productivity of agricultural land by removing excess water from the soil by such means as ditches, drainage wells, or subsurface drainage tiles. See swampbuster and wetlands.

drainage basin

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

The area of land that drains water, sediment, and dissolved materials to a common outlet at some point along a stream channel.

dryland farming

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A system of producing crops in semi-arid regions (usually with less than 20 inches of annual rainfall) without irrigation. Dryland farmers often try to rebuild soil moisture by leaving the land ...

due restraint provision

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

The UR Agreement on Agriculture provision that sets a 9-year period during which green box policies are exempt from GATT challenges.

Selling commodities in a foreign market at a lower price than in the domestic market. Under World Trade Organization rules, dumping occurs when the price to the importer is less than the normal price ...

durum wheat

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A species of wheat distinct from wheat used to make bread and other bakery products. The hard, flinty kernels of durum wheat are specially ground and refined to obtain semolina, a granular product ...

E. coli

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A bacterium that lives harmlessly in the intestines of animals such as cattle, reptiles, and birds. However, in humans the bacterium, which can be transmitted through foods, can cause bloody ...