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Drought: Abnormal dry weather for a specific area that is sufficiently prolonged for the lack of water to cause serious hydrological imbalance.

Palmer Drought Index: A long-term meteorological drought severity index produced by the NOAA/USDA (Department of Agriculture) Joint Agricultural Weather Facility. The index depicts prolonged times, as in months o . . . View Full Definition

National Drought Policy Commission: P.L. 105-199 (July 16, 1998), the National Drought Policy Act, authorized creation of the Commission to conduct a study of current federal, state, local and tribal drought preparedness, and . . . View Full Definition

Zierfandler: Recent DNA analysis indicates derivation from the Roter Veltliner crossed with a currently unknown variety that has strong resemblance to the Traminer. Has several synonym names, including S . . . View Full Definition

Trincadeira: Has synonym names Creto Preto, Mortágua, Tinta Amarela and Trincadeira Preto. Red wine variety grown in the Alentejo region of Portugal. Very resistant to drought yet sensitive to fungal dis . . . View Full Definition

Spätrot: Has many synonym names including Zierfandler in Austria, Cirfandli in Hungary and Zirifahnler. Adapts best to sandy soils but reported to have minimal tolerance of drought conditions. Ripeni . . . View Full Definition

Savatiano: Pronounced 'sah vah tee yah no'. White-wine grape widely grown in Attica, central Greece. Reported to be very suited to that drought prone region. Usually found as part of a blend with Rhodi . . . View Full Definition

Weather Derivative: A weather derivative is a futures contract — or options on that futures contract — where the underlying commodity is a weather index. These derivatives work much the same way that interest-r . . . View Full Definition

Aflatoxin: Aflatoxin is a naturally occurring mycotoxin produced by two types of mold: aspergillus flavus and aspergillus parasiticus. Aspergillus flavus is common and widespread in nature and is most . . . View Full Definition

Swampbuster: A provision of the Food Security Act of 1985 that discourages the conversion of wetlands to cropland use. Producers converting a wetland area to cropland lose eligibility for several federal . . . View Full Definition