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Agriculture from 1970 to 1990

  • The Soviet Union opens borders for Agricultural trade with the USA.

    The Soviet Union opens borders for Agricultural trade with the USA.

    At this time the soviet union was the largest nation. ( A big deal for the USA)
  • Soviet union wheat crop faliure

    Soviet union wheat crop faliure

    farmers were encouraged to expand and increase their production and to take advantage of the booming market
  • Navstar Global Positioning System

    Navstar Global Positioning System

    to reduce the proliferation of navigation aids. By creating a system that overcame the limitations of many existing navigation systems, GPS became attractive to a broad spectrum of users worldwide.
  • The USDA is established as the leading federal agency for agriculture.

    The USDA is established as the leading federal agency for agriculture.

    In 1977, under the 1977 farm bill the USDA was established as the leading agency for resources, extensions, and teaching programs for the USA.
  • the Food and Ag act of 1977

    the Food and Ag act of 1977

    Included in this farm bill were income supports and the establishment of a farmer-owned reserve for grain and a two-tier program for peanuts. Actions were also taken to permanently amend the Food Stamp Act of 1964.
  • Droughts in the 80s

    Droughts in the 80s

    Some of the several areas of the united states suffred from serious droughts. Drought have a very big impact on agriculture.
  • The Farmers Home Administration placed a two-year moratorium on farm foreclosures in 1983

    The Farmers Home Administration placed a two-year moratorium on farm foreclosures in 1983

    Many protests broke out around the nation in response to hard times for American agriculture. And as many banks held off as long as possible on past due loans in order to assist desperate farmers. Eventually, though, many farmers were forced out of business.
  • Crisis revovery

    Crisis revovery

    Protests broke out around the nation because of the hard times for agriculture.
  • Alternative ways of agriculture (Karl Kuper)

    Alternative ways of agriculture (Karl Kuper)

    Karl Kupers, an eastern Washington grain grower, after years of watching his soil blow away and his market price slip, he made drastic changes to his 5,600-acre operation. In place of fallow, he planted more profitable hard red and hard white wheats along with seed crops like condiment mustard, sunflower, grass and safflower. All of those were drilled using a no-till system Kupers calls direct-seeding.
  • Economic Boom

    Economic Boom

    In the 1990s the economy was growing rapidly highlighted by a stock market. The Economic boom was enhanced by instantaneous telecommunications.
  • Food Ag Conservation and trade act of 1990

    Food Ag Conservation and trade act of 1990

    a 5-year omnibus farm bill that passed Congress and was signed into law. This bill, also known as the 1990 farm bill, continued to move agriculture in a market-oriented direction by freezing target prices and allowing more planting flexibility.
  • Food safety

    Food safety

    After a series of highly publicized food related deaths caused by unpasteurized fruit juice and undercooked fast food hamburgers during the mid 1990s.