Farm Bill By kodyjoe 1933 First farm bill passed by FDR Period: 1933 to 2020 Farm Bill 1938 This was the year congress made a more permanent farm bill and was to be updated every five years. 1954 Food for peace 1956 Introduced the Soil Bank 1977 Food and Agriculture Act was the first to include the entire food stamp program within the farm bill. 1985 First farm bill to include a specic conservation title 1996 first time they consolidated all commodity program provisions into one title 1996 Freedom to farm 2002 First farm bill with an energy title to support the biofuel industry