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Agriculture Adjustment Act (AAA)
The Agriculture Adjustment Act (AAA) was a federal law that was passed after the Great Depression in 1933,and was a part of president Roosevelt's New Deal. This law offered farmers subsidies instead of making them produce a limit on certain crops. These subsidies were put into place to help over production and allow pries to increase. The Supreme Court did not approve of this bill in 1936. Later in 1938, a new modified AAA was passed and became very successful. -
Agricultural Act of 1956
It was during the mid-1950s commodity surpluses increased, while income decreased. The USDA knew that something needed to be done, so they came up with the Agricultural Act of 1956 that consisted of the soil bank program.This act reduced production of basic crops, maintained farm income, and conserved the farm soil. -
Food and Agriculture Act of 1965
The Food and Agriculture Act of 1965 was signed by president Lyndon B. Johnson. The bill was in effect for farm years 1966-1969. The bill extended voluntary programs, added new features to programs, and authorized a new Cropland Adjustment Program designed to retire land from production on a semi-permanent basis. This bill also lowered government cost, promoted foreign trade, and helped maintain farm income. -
Food Security Act of 1985
The Food and Security Act of 1985 was enacted to extend and revise agricultural price support and related programs. This act provides for agriculture export, farm credit, agricultural research and related programs, and resource conservation. The bill continued to assist low-income people with food, and ensured food and fiber at reasonable prices. -
Agriculture Act of 2014
The Agriculture Act of 214 was signed my president Obama. The Farm Act makes major changes in commodity programs, adds new crop insurance options, streamlines conservation programs, modifies some provisions of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and expands programs for specialty crops, organic farmers, bioenergy, rural development, and beginning farmers and ranchers. (USDA) This act will fund four major things and others with the largest amount going to Nutrition.
