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agriculture adjustment act 1933
first farm bill included trade, farm credit, food and nutrition programs, marketing and conservation. -
food and agriculture act of 1965
This act was to help maintain farm income, support stability with prices, reduce surplus, encourage foreign trade and lower government costs. It was the first multiyear farm legislation and helped wheat, feed grains and cotton farmers. It also helped rural areas to afford greater economic opportunities. -
food and agriculture act of 1977
This law was signed by Jimmy Carter in 1977 and is also known as the 1977 United States Farm bill. This act was to help provide price and income protections for the farmers plus give the consumers plenty of food at reasonable prices. The legislators also outlined price and income support for producers and revised the food stamp program. The food stamp program provided food for low income families and currently serves about 40 million people monthly. -
food security act of 1985
This bill was enacted by the 99th United States Congress in 1985. It's nickname was "Beef Promotion and Research Act" of 1985 because it allowed lower commodity price and income support plus established a dairy herd buyout program. This bill made several other changes in the USDA and created a conservation program. It provided agriculture export, farm credit, supported the continuation of the food stamp program and aided in agriculture research. -
agriculture act of 2014
This bill also known as the 2014 U.S. Farm Bill was introduced in January 29,2014 and signed into law by President Obama on February 7, 2014. This program funded farms through 2018 and will cost about 489 billion over five years. The three major groups are the commodity, crop insurance, SNAP (food stamps) and will depend on what happens with the general economy.
