farm management — ▪ agriculture Introduction making (industrial engineering) and implementing of the decisions (agribusiness) involved in organizing and operating a farm for maximum production and profit. Farm management draws on agricultural economics for… … Universalium
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act of 1972 — The Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act of 1972 or Con Act (P.L. 92 419) authorized a major expansion of USDA lending activities, which at the time were administered by Farmers Home Administration (FmHA). The legislation was originally… … Wikipedia
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act of 1961 — The Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act of 1961 (P.L. 87 128) authorized a major expansion of USDA lending activities, which at the time were administered by Farmers Home Administration (FmHA), but now through the Farm Service Agency. The … Wikipedia
Court Farm, Pembrey — The barn at Court Farm, Pembrey Court Farm in Pembrey, Carmarthenshire, Wales, is an ancient and formerly imposing manor house which is now an overgrown ruin, but structurally sound, and capable of repair and restoration. It consists of three… … Wikipedia
Mutual Ownership Defense Housing Division — The Mutual Ownership Defense Housing Division of the Federal Works Agency part of the United States government, operating from about 1940 to 1942 under the leadership of Colonel Lawrence Westbrook, was an attempt by the United States Government,… … Wikipedia
Family farm — Family farm, Wisconsin. A family farm is a farm owned and operated by a family,[1] and often passed down from generation to generation. It is the basic unit of the mostly agricultural economy of much of human history and continues to be so in… … Wikipedia
Western Savings and Loan — Infobox Company name = Western Savings and Loan type = Holdings, loans slogan = foundation = 1929 location city = Phoenix, Arizona location country = USA key people = Junius ElMarion Driggs, CEO Douglas Driggs num employees = industry = Banking… … Wikipedia
South Africa — Republic of, a country in S Africa; member of the Commonwealth of Nations until 1961. 42,327,458; 472,000 sq. mi. (1,222,480 sq. km). Capitals: Pretoria and Cape Town. Formerly, Union of South Africa. * * * South Africa Introduction South Africa… … Universalium
List of Statutes of New Zealand (1800-1980) — This is a list of Statutes of New Zealand before 1980. For statutes of New Zealand since 1980, see List of Statutes of New Zealand (1980 present) 1800s 1830s 1837 * Wills Act 1840s 1846 * New Zealand Constitution Act 1846 (UK) 1850s 1852 * New… … Wikipedia
Economic history of Greece and the Greek world — The economic history of the Greek World spans several millennia and encompasses many modern day nation states. Since the focal point of the center of the Greek World often changed it is necessary to enlarge upon all these areas as relevant to the … Wikipedia
Stock — Ownership of a corporation which is represented by shares which represent a piece of the corporation s assets and earnings. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I. stock stock 1 [stɒk ǁ stɑːk] noun 1. [countable, uncountable] especially… … Financial and business terms