Arkansas Agri Marketing - Unit 4
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dwalker285 on August 3, 2011
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Arkansas Framework Terms for Ag Marketing Unit4
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Arkansas Agriculture Frameworks, Ag Marketing
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) | an agency in the U.S. Department of Agriculture that provides standardization, grading, and market news for selected commodity programs, which include cotton, dairy, fruit and vegetable, livestock, seed, poultry, and tobacco |
| Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) | an agency in the U.S. Department of Agriculture that protects and promotes health of agricultural animals, plants, and other organisms |
| Export | to ship products to foreign countries |
| Food and Drug Administration (FDA) | a federal agency that is responsible for ensuring that foods are safe, wholesome, and sanitary (the FDA also ensures safety of medicines, cosmetics, and electronic products that emit radiation) |
| Genetically-Modified Organism | an unnatural organisms whose genetic makeup has been artificially altered |
| Import | products brought into a country from foreign countries |
| International Organization for Standardization (ISO) | a non-governmental network of the national standards institutes of 157 countries |
| Marketing Order | a legal instrument binding on handlers of certain agricultural products, such as fruits and vegetables, that regulates trade in to assure product quality and flow to the market |
| Port | a harbor place where ships take in or discharge cargo |
| Port of Entry | a place where a U.S. customs agent is placed and authorized to collect duties on imported materials |
| Producer Quality Assurance Programs | guidelines followed by farmers and ranchers to assure the production of quality products and promote consumer confidence in food safety |
| Tariff | a duty or tax imposed on imported products |
| World Trade Organization (WTO) | a global international organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations |
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