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Farm Bill 1933
The original Farm Bill was created in 1933 as part of President Roosevelt's Agricultural Act. This bill was essential to its time because it provided assistance for farmers during the Great Depression. -
Farm Bill 1933
With this new bill it would provide relief for not only farmers but for the mortgage creditors as well. The holders of mortgages will be able to exchange them for Federal Land Bank Bonds. In doing so, interest payments would be backed by the Treasury of the United States. -
Farm Bill 1965
The farm bill of '65 was a long-term crop adjustment to assist producers in diverting cropland to conservation uses. The Bill stated that land was a natural resource and whether in production or retired out, it should be cared for and protected. -
Farm Bill 1965
The 1965 Farm Bill aka the Food and Agriculture Act was the first multiyear legislation. The bill provided programs for four years for resources such as wheat, grains and upland cotton. The bill went over so well, it was extended for a fifth year to 1970. Along with the Cropland assistance, the bill authorized a Class I milk base plan for the 75 federal milk marketing orders, -
Farm Bill 2014
In 2014 Obama passed the Agricultural Bill which had a large focus on nutrition. Basically the bill made it more affordable for consumers to eat a more nutritional and healthy diet. -
Farm Bill 2014
The bill has many features including a Farm safety net. One of the sub features of this is that it restores livestock disaster from losses dating back to 2011, and establishes a permanent livestock disaster program. The program also eliminates direct payments and continues crop insurance. -
Farm Bill 2014
Another great aspect of this bill is its affect on Renewable energy. The bill will provide $880 Million for renewable programs established from previous bill in 2008. The bill will expand its Biopreferred program to include forestry. -
Farm Bill 2018
So since the FSA creates a new bill every four to five years, we are coming up on a new one here soon. They say there still is a lot to complete and that the farm budget will most likely need to cut down. We will see shortly what is in store.
