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Agriculture and Food Act
- 4 year farm bill with a major emphasis on setting target prices -Income protection plans for farmers -Food aid for low incomes -Emphasis on exportation
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Food Conservation and Energy Act of 2008
Highlights
-56 billion dollars allotted for conservation efforts
-Aid allocation for forage disaster
The Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) program that will allow farmers to choose revenue-based, market oriented protection instead of subsidy payments based on politically set target prices;
$4 billion over baseline funding for conservation and working lands programs;
-Funding for Farmers Market Promotion Program, Community Food Project grants -
Agricultural Act of 2014
Highlights
-New insurance options for upland cotton producers
-$100 million allocated for the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program.