16 U.S.C. § 590j — Definitions

In this chapter: (1) "Agricultural commodity" means (A) an agricultural commodity; and (B) any regional or market classification, type, or grade of an agricultural commodity. This section does not further define the term "agricultural commodity." (2) "Technical assistance" means the technical expertise, information, and tools needed to conserve natural resources on land being used for agriculture, forestry, or related purposes. It includes: (A) technical services provided directly to farmers, ranchers, and other eligible entities, such as conservation planning, technical advice, and help designing and carrying out conservation practices; and (B) technical infrastructure, including activities, processes, tools, and agency functions needed to support those services, such as technical standards, resource inventories, training, data, technology, monitoring, and analysis of effects.