Compiled by the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau and provided through the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture and the United States Department of Agriculture
Last updated: Summer 2006
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Agricultural Acts
Import Quota - A limit on the quantity of foreign goods that can be sold in another nation's domestic market. It raises the market price paid by consumers of foreign goods, but does not reduce the price received by foreign sellers.
Infrastructure - The transportation network, communications system, financial institutions, and other public and private services necessary for economic activity.
Insecticide - An agent that controls or destroys insects.
Inspectors - Men and women employed by AMS to inspect various products for quality. These inspectors or graders use established standards that are requested by industry and written by AMS describing the various degrees of quality of product.
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) An integrated approach to controlling plant pests using careful monitoring of pests and weeds. It may include use of natural predators, chemical agents and crop rotations.
International Trade Barriers - Regulations used by governments to restrict imports from other countries. Examples include tariffs, embargoes, import quotas, and unnecessary sanitary restrictions.
Internet - The global connection of interconnected local, mid-level, and wide-area automated information/communications networks.
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