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Senate Names Farm Bill Conferees
- October 7, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted October 7, 2013 Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) announced five Republican and seven Democratic Senators to serve as...
Farm Bill Glossary
- October 1, 2013
- Elizabeth
Farm Bill Definitions The definitions are excerpted from the Glossary of Agricultural Production, Programs, and Policy by Chuck Culver,...
Stabenow Urges Review: Possible Manipulation of Renewable Fuels Market
- September 30, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted September 30, 2013 Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, called...
USDA Releases Report on Methods for Quantifying GHG Emissions and Removals
- September 4, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted September 4, 2013 USDA has released a report containing methods for quantifying entity-scale greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and removals...
Glossary: U
- August 6, 2013
- Elizabeth
U: U-pick: A form of direct marketing whereby the consumer comes to the farming operation for the purpose of harvesting and purchasing for cash...
Glossary: S
- August 6, 2013
- Elizabeth
S: S & D: Special and differential treatment SAA: Shared appreciation agreement Saccharimeter: Instrument used in sugar analysis to measure the amount of rotation...
Glossary: R
- August 6, 2013
- Elizabeth
R: R: Rainfall-runoff erosivity (factor) R (rainfall-runoff erosivity factor): See Rainfall-runoff erosivity (factor) (R), Revised Universal Soil Loss equation (RUSLE), and Universal Soil Loss Equation...
Glossary: O
- July 25, 2013
- Elizabeth
O: OAQ: Overall allotment quality Objectionable (foreign) odors (grain): Grain that has a musty (earthy), sour (rancid), or commercially objectionable foreign odor (except for smut or...
Glossary: N
- July 25, 2013
- Elizabeth
N: N: Nitrogen NACD: National Association of Conservation Districts NACMCF: National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods NAD: National Appeals Division NAD: Also USDA NAD....
Glossary: M
- July 25, 2013
- Elizabeth
M: M-W: Minnesota-Wisconsin Price M100: Neat methanol (100%) used as a motor fuel in dedicated methanol vehicles. M85: A blend of 85% methanol and 15% unleaded regular gasoline;...
Glossary: L
- July 24, 2013
- Elizabeth
L: L: Slope length (factor) L (Slope length factor): See Slope length (factor) (L). Label(s)(ed)(ing) (food): Written, printed, or graphic material on the immediate container...
Glossary: I
- July 24, 2013
- Elizabeth
I: IADDP: Indian Acute Distress Donation Program ICA: International Coffee Agreement ICA: International Commodity Agreement ICA: International Coffee Agreement ICCA: International Cocoa Agreement ICD: International Cooperation and...
Glossary: H
- July 24, 2013
- Elizabeth
H: H-2A program: A program that permits employers to apply for nonimmigrant alien workers to perform work of a seasonal or temporary nature. The program is authorized by...
Glossary: G
- July 23, 2013
- Elizabeth
G: G & T: Generation and Transmission G-10: Group of 10 G-11: Group of 11 G-15: Group of 15 G-2: Group of 2 G-24: Group of 24...
Glossary: F
- July 23, 2013
- Elizabeth
F: F&CS: Food and Consumer Service F.A.S.: Free Along Side F.O.B.: Free On Board F.O.B.: See Free on Board (F.O.B.). F.S.T.: F.O.B., Stowed, and Trimmed F.S.T. (F.O.B.,...
North Carolina Developing New Approach to Award of Attorney Fees in Right to Farm Law
- July 19, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted: July 19, 2013 The topic of nuisance and right to farm statutes has been red hot over the past couple...
Glossary: C
- July 17, 2013
- Elizabeth
C: C: Cover management (factor) C (cover-management factor): See Cover-management (factor) (C). C&F: Cost and Freight c.i.f: Cost, Insurance, and Freight CAB: Crop Acreage Base Cabotage: Coastal...
Glossary: B
- July 16, 2013
- Elizabeth
B: B&I: Business and Industry Loan B20: A mixture of 20% biodiesel and 80% petroleum diesel based on volume. BA: Budget authority Babcock test: Traditional method of...
Glossary: A
- July 15, 2013
- Elizabeth
A: A: The predicted average annual soil loss in tons per acre. See Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE). A Time to Act: See National Commission on Small...
Case Law Index: Sustainable Agriculture
- July 11, 2013
- Elizabeth
Case Law Index Sustainable Agriculture January 1, 2002 – December 5, 2022 This index provides a comprehensive though not necessarily exhaustive compilation...