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Cons Whiskey: A whiskey made from a mash of at least 80% corn. May or may not be aged.

Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative (GLCI): A program started by USDA under its discretionary authority in 1991 and then specifically authorized by the FAIR Act of 1996 to provide increased technical and educational assistance to cons . . . View Full Definition

Great Plains Conservation Program (GPCP): This program, initiated in 1957, provided cost share and technical assistance to apply conservation on entire farms in 10 Great Plains states from the Dakotas and Montana to Texas and New Me . . . View Full Definition

Habitat Conservation Plans (Hcps): Plans prepared under the Endangered Species Act, by nonfederal parties wishing to obtain permits for incidental taking of threatened and endangered species. The number of hcps has expanded e . . . View Full Definition

Food Aid Consultative Group: A group created by the FACT Act of 1990 to review and address issues concerning the effectiveness of regulations and procedures that govern U.S. food aid programs. The FAIR Act of 1996 exten . . . View Full Definition

Harmonic Constants: The amplitudes and epochs of the harmonic constituents of the tide or tidal current at any place.

Food Agriculture Conservation And Trade Act Of 1990 (FACT): P.L. 101-624 (November 28, 1990) was a 5-year omnibus farm bill. It continued to move agriculture in a market-oriented direction by freezing target prices and allowing more planting flexibil . . . View Full Definition

False Consciousness: In Marxist terms, a counterfeit image of the world determined by one's social class.

Exposure-Dose Reconstruction: A method of estimating the amount of people's past exposure to hazardous substances. Computer and approximation methods are used when past information is limited, not available, or missing.

Fast Time Constant (FTC): With ftc in operation, only the leading edge of an echo of a long-time duration is displayed on the radarscope. Ftc tends to reduce saturation of the scope by clutter. Also called anti-clutt . . . View Full Definition