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Farm Bills
During the 1990s two farm bills were signed into law. President George H.W. Bush the food and agriculture conservation and trade act of 1990 was signed into law.The farm bill supports farmers, ranchers and landowners who who choose to conserve their working lands and wetlands through the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program. -
Increased Safety and Efficiency
After a lot of publicized food related deaths caused by unpasteurized fruit juice and undercooked fast food hamburgers during the mid 1990s, the public were demanding a better food safety regulation. Bill Clinton launched the President's Food Safety Initiative to promote public health and improve food safety. -
Farm security And rural Investment act
This act was passed to address water and other environmental issues. The programs included the Conservation Security Program, which was created to reward eco-conscientious farmers and to increase funding for conservation programs by 80% over the time span of 10 years. -
Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act
This program was created as a pilot program to provide food, education on nutrients, and access to health services for low-income women, infants, and children up to the age of 5. -
Energy security plan
President Barack Obama announced initiatives to boost advanced biofuel production. This included 5 research centers also with the instalment of 10k fuel pumps with access to ethanol brands.