Optional flex acres no longer exist under the FAIR Act of 1996. A contract traded on a commodity futures exchange that gives the buyer the right without obligation to buy or sell a futures contract over a specified time period. The FAIR Act of 1996 requires USDA to conduct research through pilot programs to determine if futures and options contracts can provide producers with reasonable protection from the financial risks of fluctuations in price, yield, and income inherent in the production and marketing of agricultural commodities. This is an activity carried out by some marketing order programs. Chemically, a compound or molecule containing carbon bound to hydrogen.
Organic compounds make up all living matter.
The term organic frequently is used to distinguish 'natural' products or processes from man-made 'synthetic' ones. Thus natural fertilizers include manures or rock phosphate, as opposed to fertilizers synthesized from chemical feedstocks. Some consumers, alleging risks from synthetic chemicals, prefer organic food products. The FACT Act of 1990 required USDA to define organic foods for marketing purposes. Delays in implementation have pushed the anticipated implementation date to late 1997 or early 1998.