A practical guide to thousands of terms associated with agriculture. While detailed, the definitions aim to be clear to those unfamiliar with farming, food and agricultural policy, trade, conservation and other topics. An appendix classifies all the terms under 81 topic areas. Numerous appendices include a list of commonly used acronyms; synopses of major US agricultural and trade legislation, 1933-1994; and individual commodity weights and measures. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.