Hannah Carsons

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  • Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933

    Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933
    Federal law passed in 1933 as part of the New Deal. It offered farmers subsidies in exchange for limiting their production of certain crops including corn, wheat, cotton, rice, peanuts, tobacco, and milk.

  • Soil Conservation Act

    The ambitious act established the Soil Conservation Service to combat soil erosion and “to preserve natural resources, control floods, prevent impairment of reservoirs, and maintain the navigability of rivers and harbors, protect public health, public lands and relieve unemployment.

  • Soil Conservation Act

    Soil Conservation Act
    F.D. Roosevelt signed into law this bill protecting land resources against soil erosion. The act appropriated no money upfront, it left open the option to fund projects with “such sums as Congress may from time to time determine to be necessary."

  • Farm Security Administration

    One of the unintended consequences of the AAA was that landowners used new government payments to buy tractors. This left many without jobs and this administration would send out loans to these farmers that lost jobs to help them get back on their feet.

  • The Food and Agricultural Act of 1965

    The Food and Agricultural Act of 1965
    This act was used to maintain farm income, stabilize prices, and assure adequate supplies of agricultural commodities, reduce surpluses, and lower Government cost and more.

  • Food and Agricultural Act

    The first multi year farm legislation, provided for 4 year commodity programs for wheat, feed grains, and upland cotton

  • Agricultural Act of 2014

    Agricultural Act of 2014
    Five-year legislation allows USDA to carry out its vital mission of serving rural America, creating jobs, and providing a safety net for Americans in need. Includes 12 Titles: Commodities; Conservation; Trade; Nutrition; Credit; Rural Development; Research, Extension, and Related Matters; Forestry; Energy; Horticulture; Crop Insurance; and Miscellaneous.

  • Agricultural Act of 2014

    The new Farm Bill builds on historic economic gains in rural America over the past five years, while achieving meaningful reform and billions of dollars in savings for the taxpayer.