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Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933
The AAA evened the balance of supply and demand for farm commodities so that prices would support a decent purchasing power for farmers. -
Agriculture Adjustment Act of 1933
The AAA, also controlled the supply of seven " basic crops"- corn,wheat,cotton,rice,peanuts,tobacco, and milk- by offering payments to farmers in return for farmers not planting those crops. -
Agricultural Act of 1958
For the crop of cotton, it established a national minimum acreage allotment of 16 million acres plus an estimated 310,000-acre national reserve, to guarantee each planter a minimum allotment equal to his 1958 allotment or 10 acres, whichever one is smaller. -
Agricultural Act of 1958
For corn and Feed grains, it was ordered a referendum by Dec.15, in which commercial area corn producers would choose between the existing system of acreage allotments and price supports and a new system which would, beginning in 1959 : discontinue the existing system of acreage allotments and end the distinction between commercial and noncommercial corn areas. -
Agricultural Act of 2014
This act came up with the Dairy Indemnity Payment Program (DIPP). The DIPP provides payments to dairy producers when a public regulatory agency directs them to remove their milk from the commercial market because it has been contaminated by pesticides and other residues. -
Agricultural Act of 2014
The act also came up with the Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP). The BCAP provides incentives to farmers, ranchers and forest landowners to establish, cultivate and harvest eligible biomass for heat, power,bio-based products, research and advanced biofuels. Crop producers and bioenergy facilities can team together to submit proposals to USDA for the selection as a BCAP project area. BCAP has been extended throughout the year of 2018 and is funded at $ 25 million per fiscal year.
