1950 to 1970 Agriculture history by Nolan and Jacqui.

By Nollie_cannolli

  • 1950

    1950
    President Truman ordered the U.S. Department of Agriculture to increase agricultural production for the war

  • 1950

    North Korea invaded South Korea, prompting the U.S. to boost agricultural production for the war. President Truman directed the USDA to increase food supplies, with farmers adjusting production and the public encouraged to grow home gardens.

  • 1953

    1953
    When President Dwight D. Eisenhower took office he believed that the government had imposed too many rigid federal controls on farmers that bottlenecked the flow of business and took away competition in agriculture.

  • 1954

    1954
    T.V. dinners were introduced and became an instant success, and the food-for-peace program was created.

  • 1955

    1955
    Fast food restaurants became popular after the first McDonald's franchise was bought

  • 1956

    1956
    Agricultural Act of 1956 dealt with issues with supply and demand that lingered following the boom in production surrounding the Korean War.

  • 1960

    1960
    JFK is now president and started off his presidency by expanding food programs for needy families, and it was the start of the Food Stamp Program

  • 1963

    1963
    JFK was assassinated and Lyndon B Johnson took his place where he continued to pass Food Stamp Acts more incentives for farmers to slow production, and a program known as "The Great Society" to tackle various social issues.

  • 1965

    1965
    Food and Agricultural Act of 1965 is added to law.

  • 1967

    1967
    USDA Secretary Orville Freemen reported that 186 million acres of land were secure in National Forest and Grassland programs, and thirty thousand farmers were using part of their land for income-producing recreation. Farmers were more aware of the need to preserve open spaces and watersheds and improve wildlife resources.

  • 1969

    1969
    Girls are now allowed to join the FFA, and Richard Nixon becomes president where he will attempt to assist America by gifting it better nutrition and food.

  • 1970

    1970
    Dr. Orville Vogel and other Department of Agriculture researchers bred many varieties of a small wheat found by an agronomist. Eventually, they developed a highly productive strain called the Gaines Dwarf. Dr. Norman Borlaug, an American scientist working in Mexico, bred the Gaines Dwarf for the tropics and introduced his new varieties to India during their famine in the 1960s. His work saved a billion lives. For his humanitarian efforts, Dr. Borlaug was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970.