Farm Bills from 1862 to 2018

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  • Land Grant College Act

    Land Grant College Act

    Also known as the Morrill Act of 1862, this legislation set up land grants to colleges in order to promote agriculture and mechanical arts.
  • Smith-Lever Act

    Smith-Lever Act

    Also known as the Agriculture Extension Act, this bill establishes the Cooperative Extension Services to help educate the public. The Tennessee Extension Service is one of the programs to come from this act.

  • Agricultural Marketing Act

    This predecessor to the current farm bills established the Federal Farm Board.

  • Agriculture Adjustment Act

    The first of our modern farm bills replaces the Federal Farm Board with the Agricultural Adjustment Administration.

  • Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act

    This act terminated the Wheat Certificate Program and repealed the marketing certificate requirements for processors and exporters of wheat from July 1, 1973 to June 30, 1978. FHA loans were increased from $100,000 to $225,000 Annual Cost of Production Studies were established with cooperation with land grant colleges and other organizations.

  • Food and Agriculture Act

    Established the national food and human nutrition educational program.
  • Food, Conservation, and Energy Act

    Food, Conservation, and Energy Act

    Amended the Grassland Reserve Program established by the Food Securities Act of 1985. Established the Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship Program Established NIFA (National Institute of Food and Agriculture)
  • Agriculture Improvement Act

    Agriculture Improvement Act

    One of the areas mentioned in this act is the Rangeland Research Programs. While this bill simply extends the date from 2018 to 2023, I have personally witnessed the results. A number of amendments made in the farm bill are adjusting prices or dates. The Seniors Farmers Market Program simply changes “2018” to “2023”. The bill cited is from 2002. At some point between 2002 and 2018, the heading was changed from Commodity Supplemental Food Program to Seniors Farmers Market Program.