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Period: to
AGEC 110
Farm Policies -
1956 Farm Bill
- Created the Soil Bank Program
- Paid farmers to retire land for 10 years
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1996 Farm Bill
- FAIR Act (Freedom to Farm Act)
- Removed the link between income support payments and farm prices
- Revised and simplified direct payment programs for crops and eliminated milk price supports
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2008 Farm Bill
- Continuation of the 2002 Farm Bill
- 288 Billion dollar and 5 year agriculture policy
- Increased food stamp benefits, supports for productions of ethanol, and research funding
