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Agricultural Adjustment Act
As a part of the New Deal, this was created to keep a balance between the production and consumption of agriculture commodities and the marketing conditions. -
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Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act of 1937
This act was created to help secure the occupancy of farms and farm homes. Also, this helped economic instability that was caused by the forms of farm tenancy. -
Agricultural Act of 1948
This helped enable many agricultural reforms. This also helped support prices for corn, tobacco, wheat, and cotton. The main reason for this act was to help stabilize many things. -
Farm Credit Act of 1971
This act helped provide for farmer co-owned systems to make credit available to farmers and ranchers. This allowed them to have a steady money flow and modernize technology. -
Agriculture and Food Act of 1981
This was created to provide income and price protection for farmers. Consumers were given abundances of food at reasonable prices, even if they had low incomes. -
Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996
This act modified how agricultural programs operated. This got rid of the relationship between income support payments and farm prices. -
Agriculture Act of 2014
This act helped provide for the continuation of agricultural and programs of the Department of Agriculture until 2018. Farm bills are usually passed every five years, but the last one was passed in 2008, and expired in 2012. -
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002
Provided for the continuing of agricultural programs through 2007. Because of this act, 16.5 billion dollars go towards agricultural subsidies each year.
