Farm Bill Timeline

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  • Agricultural Adjustment Act

    Agricultural Adjustment Act

    First Farm Bill - Part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal - created in response to the stock market crash in 1929 in an attempt to reshape the economy
  • 1933 AAA

    1933 AAA

    The 1933 Farm Bill (Agricultural Adjustment Act) offered farmers money to produce less cotton in order to raise market prices
  • Farm Security Act of 2002

    Farm Security Act of 2002

    Altered the farm payment program - introduced counter-cyclical farm income support - relaxed rules allowing more farmers to be eligible for farm credit assistance
  • Ban on Packer Ownership of Livestock

    Ban on Packer Ownership of Livestock

    In 2002, the farm bill enacted a law prohibiting meat packers from owning livestock more than 14 days before slaughter
  • Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018

    Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018

    Most recent farm bill - reauthorizes and enhances farm support programs

  • Hemp Farming Act of 2018

    In the 2018 Farm Bill, the Hemp Farming Act was put into place to normalize the farming of hemp. The Act made hemp a regular agricultural commodity rather than a Schedule I Controlled Substance.