Farm Bill

By alaszacs

  • Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933

    Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933
    Made farmers eligible for subsidies if they agreed to cut back on the production of specific commodity crops.

  • 1935 Soil Conservation Act

    1935 Soil Conservation Act
    The act, which established the Soil Conservation Service, sought to “control floods, prevent impairment of reservoirs and maintain the navigability of rivers and harbors, protect public health, public lands and relieve unemployment.”

  • Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973

    Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973
    The 4-year farm bill known as the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 included deficiency payments and target prices as tools to enhance agricultural income while lowering forfeitures of surplus stocks to the Commodity Credit Corporation.

  • Food and Agriculture Act of 1977

    Food and Agriculture Act of 1977
    An Act to provide price and income protection for farmers and assure consumers of an abundance of food and fiber at reasonable prices, and for other purposes. It increased price and income supports and established a farmer-owned reserve for grain.

  • 1981 Agriculture and Food Act

    1981 Agriculture and Food Act
    It set specific target prices for 4 years, eliminated rice allotments and marketing quotas, lowered dairy supports, and made other changes affecting a wide range of USDA activities.

  • Food Security Act of 1985

    Food Security Act of 1985
    Establishes a comprehensive framework within which the Secretary of Agriculture will administer agriculture and food programs from 1986 through 1990.

  • The Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002

    The Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002
    An Act to provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2007, and for other purposes. The act directs approximately 16.5 billion dollars of funding toward agricultural subsidies each year. These subsidies have a dramatic effect on the production of grains, oilseeds, and upland cotton

  • Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008

    Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
    The Act accelerated the commercialization of advanced biofuels, including cellulosic ethanol, encourage the production of biomass crops, and expand the current Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Program.

  • Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

    Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018
    Provides support, certainty, and stability to our nation's farmers, ranchers, and forest managers by enhancing farm support programs, improving crop insurance, maintaining disaster programs, and promoting and supporting voluntary conservation.