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The Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
Enacted in 1933, the AAA was put in place as part of President Roosevelt's New Deal. It placed restrictions on farm production and paid government subsidies to growers of staple crops. -
The Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
In 1936, the Supreme Court decided in the U.S. vs. Butler that the AAA was unconstitutional for imposing a tax on middlemen only for it to be paid back to the farmers. They deemed the regulation of agriculture a state power. -
The Soil Conservation And Domestic Allotment Act of 1936 (SCDAA)
The SCDAA was enacted as a response to the Supreme Court's ruling of the AAA as unconstitutional. It allowed the government to pay farmers to reduce crop production. In reducing crop production, farmers would be conserving the soil and aiding in the prevention of erosion. -
The Soil Conservation And Domestic Allotment Act of 1936 (SCDAA)
As a result of the SCDAA, farmers were educated on how to use their lands without damaging them and soil erosion dropped by 21.7%. -
The Agricultural Act of 1954
The Agricultural Act of 1954 authorized a Commodity Credit Corporation reserve for foreign and domestic relief and established flexible price support for basic commodities. Title VII was named the National Wool Act of 1954. It provided a new price support program for wool and mohair to encourage increased domestic production. -
The Agricultural Act of 1954
In 1955, the price support program for wool and mohair was phased down and terminated. Mandatory support for both wool and mohair was restored in 2002. -
The Agricultural Act of 2014
The Agricultural Act of 2014 provided policies in many different areas of agriculture. Some examples include: the Crop Commodity Program, Dairy & Livestock, Conservation, Nutrition, Specialty Crops, and Beginning Farmers & Ranchers as well as many others. -
The Agricultural Act of 2014
The Agricultural Act of 2014 is an act of congress that authorized nutrition and agriculture programs in the U.S. between 2014 and 2018. The bill placed income caps on farm subsidies and has a price support program for dairy farmers. Cuts were also made to SNAP (food stamps).
