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Rocker Arm: A centrally pivoted lever that transmits the motion of the camshaft to open and close the valves.

Molecular Farming: The development of transgenic animals to produce human proteins for medical use.

Mutant Swarm: (aka viral swarm) A group of viruses of the same species but with slightly different genetic sequences

Marquis De Montesquiou Armagnac: A fine combination of white grapes 10% Folle Blanche with very delicate floral aromas

National Commission On Small Farms: A 30-member panel appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture in 1997 to examine the status and needs of small farms in the United States. The Commission presented its findings, which included . . . View Full Definition

Mail-Order Pharmacy Programs: Programs that offer drugs ordered and delivered through the mail to plan members at a reduced cost.

Integrated Farm Management Program (IFMP): A program authorized by the FACT Act of 1990 to assist producers in adopting resource-conserving crop rotations by protecting participants’ base acreage, payment yields, and program payments . . . View Full Definition

Karma: The end result of the law of cause and effect in relation to the totality of one's actions in one of the successive states of existence, viewed as a preparatory phase for the next state.

Karma Yoga : The yoga of action - aims at supreme consciousness through action; discussed in Bhagavad Gita.

Link Farm: Website or group of websites which exercises little to no editorial control when linking to other sites. FFA pages, for example, are link farms.