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Agriculture Adjustment Act
On May 12 1933 the Agriculture Adjustment was signed by Franklin D. Roosevelt. The Act was signed in order to combat the Great Depression and get America back on its feet. The goal of the bill was the restoration of prices for farmer goods to equal purchasing power. They did this by lowering surpluses like cotton. The government would pay farmers to stop producing certain goods and produce others. The government also paid for livestock in order to kill the excess. -
Agriculture Adjustment Act
The act offered many white landowners to stop making cotton in order to raise the prices. The landowners would keep the money and leave African Americans jobless. They would also invest in machinery lowering the need for hand labor. A positive was that farm prices did rise and farmer income rose by 58%. The problem was that many millions of Americans went hungry. The Act was a small victory but it showed if implemented right the U.S. could help the people. -
Food and Agriculture Act of 1965
The Food and Agriculture Act was signed into law by Lyndon B. Johnson on November 4th, 1965. The bill was done in order to stabilize and strengthen the competitiveness of cotton, wheat, and grains in the global market. It also lowered the surplus goods so the purchasing power would be higher. The bill was a success since in 1970 grain surpluses disappeared and cotton was reduced. It also caused the rise of the net farm income to rise to $2 billion per year. -
Food and Security Act of 1985
On December 23, 1985, the Food and Security Act was signed into law. It was the first farm bill with a specific title devoted to its programs and policies. The bill called for the introduction of the dairy herd buyout program which was the government buying a certain amount of milk out of production. The bill also allowed for income support and lower commodity price. It also required farmers to be in the farm-level conservation plan on highly erodible soil. -
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002
The Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 was signed into law by President Bush. It addresses many problems related to agriculture, ecology, energy, trade, and nutrition. The bill allowed for $16.5 billion dollars in funding for agricultural subsidies each year. Many were divided by the act since it was signed after 9/11. The act also permits farming flexibility based on acres. The act was basically done to help the slowly declining economy to rise. -
The Agriculture Improvement Act
On December 12th, 2018 the Agriculture Improvement Act was signed by Donald J. Trump. The act allows for more jobs and build up rural areas of the U.S. The Act will last for five years so it'll end in 2023. The act also made some changes in nutrition. It made improvements in helping farmers such as farmers' insurance. The bill helps veterans farmers or farmers that are in a disadvantage compared to other farmers.