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Superglossary - Architecture
Category: Architecture and Buildings
Date & country: 16/12/2013, US Words: 1135
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DemurrageThe charge that a shipper may be required to pay for detaining a rail car (or water carrier) longer
Department Of The Interior (DOI)This cabinet-level agency, also known as the Home Department, was created on March 3, 1849 by an Act
Dermal ToxicityThe ability of a pesticide or other chemical to poison people or animals via skin contact. Many orga
DesiccantA chemical agent that absorbs moisture
Designated Uses Of WaterWater uses identified in state water quality standards that must be achieved and maintained as requi
Desired Future ConditionUsed to describe the future condition of federal forests and rangeland resources that meet managemen
Desired Plant CommunityThe plant community that has been determined through a land use or management plan to best meet the
Developing CountriesA country with a low per capita income. Terms such as less developed country, least developed countr
Development EasementA legal agreement by which a landowner surrenders the right to develop a designated parcel of proper
Dietary Guidelines For AmericansDietary recommendations for healthy Americans age 2 and older about food choices that promote health
Dietary SupplementsDefined by law as a vitamin, mineral, herb, botanical, an amino acid, a dietary substance added to s
Diethylstibestrol (DES)A synthetic estrogen hormone. DES was used widely in the United States as a growth promoter in cattl
Differential AssessmentBasing the valuation of farmland for property tax purposes on its use for farming rather than on its
DioxinAny of a group of toxic chlorinated compounds known chemically as dibenzo-p-dioxins (or the most tox
Direct PaymentsPayments (usually in cash but sometimes in commodity certificates) made directly to producers in con
Direct RunoffWater that flows over the ground surface or through the ground directly into streams, rivers, and la
Disaster PaymentsDirect federal payments provided to crop producers when either planting is prevented or crop yields
DischargeIn water resources, the term refers to the flow of surface water in a stream or canal or the outflow
Disease VectorsPlants or animals that harbor and carry disease organisms which may attack crops or livestock.
Dispute Settlement Body (DSB)The General Council of the World Trade Organization, composed of all member countries, convenes as t
Dissolved Oxygen (DO)The oxygen freely available in water, vital to fish and other aquatic life and necessary for the pre
Diversion PaymentsPayments once but no longer made to farmers who voluntarily reduced their planted acreage of a progr
DockageA factor in the grading of grains and oilseeds
Doctrine Of Prior AppropriationWater rights doctrine adopted by most western states, giving the first person to use water from a st
Domestic Farm LaborIndividuals (and the family) who receive a substantial portion of their income from the production o
Domestic PriceThe price at which a commodity trades within a country, in contrast to the world price. For those co
Double CroppingThe practice of consecutively producing two crops of either like or unlike commodities on the same l
Downer (Or Downed Animals)Commonly used term for animals that are disabled due to illness or injury. A longstanding issue is w
DrainageImproving the productivity of agricultural land by removing excess water from the soil by such means
Drainage BasinThe area of land that drains water, sediment, and dissolved materials to a common outlet at some poi
Drainage WellsWells drilled to carry excess water off agricultural fields. Because they act as a funnel from the s
Dryland FarmingA system of producing crops in semi-arid regions (usually with less than 20 inches of annual rainfal
DumpingSelling commodities in a foreign market at a lower price than in the domestic market. Under World Tr
Durum WheatA species of wheat distinct from wheat used to make bread and other bakery products. The hard, flint
EasementA landowner sells or surrenders the right to develop a portion of the property, usually in return fo
Economic Research Service (ERS)USDA
Economies Of SizeThe concept that the average cost of production per unit declines as the size of the operation grows
EcosystemA functioning community of nature that includes fauna and flora together with the chemical and physi
EffluentWaste, usually liquid, released or discharged to the environment. Generally the term refers to point
Effluent LimitationAn Environmental Protection Agency 'standard of performance' reflecting the maximum degree of discha
Elderly And DisabledFor food stamp purposes
ElevatorA tall warehouse facility that uses vertical conveyors to raise or elevate grain, generally owned pr
EmbargoA government-ordered prohibition or limitation on trade with another country. Under an embargo, all
Emergency Conservation ProgramA program administered by the Farm Service Agency to help farmers to rehabilitate farmland damaged b
Emergency Feeding AgencyThis refers to an organization serving the food needs of the poor and unemployed that is designated
Emergency Livestock Feed ProgramsThe USDA was given permanent authority by the Disaster Assistance Act of 1988 to implement an array
Emerging Markets ProgramA program originally authorized by the FACT Act of 1990, and titled the Emerging Democracies Program
EmissionWaste released or emitted to the environment. The term is commonly used in referring to discharges o
End-Use CertificateThe North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act mandates end-use requirements for wheat a
Endangered SpeciesSpecies of animals or plants likely to go extinct in the foreseeable future unless current trends ar
Endocrine DisruptorA chemical agent that interferes with natural hormones in the body. Hormones are secreted by endocri
EnvironmentThe totality of the surrounding external conditions
Environmental AssessmentUnder implementing regulations of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1970, a document used by
Environmental Equity- JusticeEqual protection from environmental hazards for individuals, groups, or communities regardless of ra
EpidemiologyStudy of the distribution of disease, or other health-related conditions and events in human or anim
EquivalenceA term applied by the Uruguay Round Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS)
ErosionThe wearing away of the land surface. Unconsolidated materials, such as soil, erode more rapidly tha
Erosion (Erodibility) Index (EI)The erosion (sometimes called erodibility) index is created by dividing potential erosion (from all
EstuaryRegions of interaction between rivers and near-shore ocean waters, where tidal action and river flow
EthanolC2H5OH
EuroThe single currency of the 11 countries that are members of the European Monetary Union, one of the
European Community (EC)A regional organization created by the Treaty of Rome (1957), which provided for the gradual elimina
European Monetary Union (EMU)As agreed in the Maastricht Treaty, 11 European Union members began participating in the EMU on Janu
European Union (EU)Since 1993, the term used to describe the European Community and related institutions. The entry int
EutrophicationThe process by which a body of water acquires a high concentration of plant nutrients, especially ni
Evans-Allen FundsFederal funds distributed to the 1890 land grant colleges of agriculture under a provision in the Na
EvapotranspirationThe loss of water from the soil both by evaporation and by transpiration from the plants growing in
Excess LandIrrigable land, other than exempt land, owned by any landowner in excess of the maximum acreage limi
Exotic SpeciesA species that is not native to a region.
Experimental Use PermitA permit under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act that authorizes the testing o
Export Allocations Or QuotasControls applied to exports by an exporting country to limit the amount of goods leaving that countr
Export Credit Revolving FundThe Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 authorized a revolving loan fund that would provide short-term
Export Enhancement Program (EEP)A program that USDA initiated in May 1985 under the CCC Charter Act to help U.S. exporters meet comp
Export Incentive Program (EIP)A federal export promotion effort operated by the Foreign Agricultural Service. Assistance is provid
Export LicensesA government document authorizing the export of specific goods in specific quantities to a particula
Export PIKA program used in the 1980s that made payment-in-kind to U.S. exporters as export subsidies for surp
Export SubsidyA direct or indirect compensation provided by government to private commercial firms to promote expo
Exposure AssessmentIdentifying the pathways by which toxicants may reach individuals, estimating how much of a chemical
Extension ServiceRefers to a nationwide continuing education system that is based on the academic programs of the lan
Extra-Long Staple (ELS) CottonAlso called American Pima, this cotton has a staple length of 1-3/8' or more, is characterized by fi
FACT Act Of 1990Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990
Failed AcreageTracts of properly-planted and managed crops that did not grow or were destroyed due to a natural di
FAIR Act Of 1996Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996
Fair Information PracticesA set of standards developed in the early 1970s to describe how information should be used and prote
Fair Market Value (FMV)The amount in cash, or on terms reasonably equivalent to cash, for which in all probability somethin
Fallow CroplandCropland left idle during the growing season, sometimes called summer fallow. It may be tilled or sp
Family FarmAs defined by USDA regulations, a farm that (1) produces agricultural commodities for sale in such q
FarmAs defined for purposes of the Census of Agriculture since 1978, a farm is any place that has, or ha
Farm Acreage BaseThe total of the crop acreage bases (wheat, feed grains, cotton, and rice) for a farm for a year, th
Farm BillA phrase that refers to a multi-year, multi-commodity federal support law. It usually amends some an
Farm Credit Act Of 1971P.L. 92-181 (December 10, 1971) recodified all previous acts governing the Farm Credit System (FCS,
Farm Credit Administration (FCA)The independent federal regulator responsible for examining and insuring the safety and soundness of
Farm Credit BanksInstitutions within the Farm Credit System (FCS) that make direct long-term agricultural loans secur
Farm Credit System (FCS)A network of cooperatively owned lending institutions and related service organizations serving all
Farm Credit System Assistance BoardA temporary board created by the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987 and responsible for approving Farm
Farm EquityThe net worth of the farm sector
Farm IncomeSeveral measures are used to gauge the earnings of a farming operation over a given period of time:
Farm Income And Balance SheetThe income statement measures the profitability of a farm business for a particular period of time,
Farm InputsThe resources that are used in farm production, such as chemicals, equipment, feed, seed, and energy
Farm Labor Housing GrantsSection 516 grants are available through the Rural Housing Service to qualified nonprofit organizati