Agricultural programs & laws

Agricultural programs & laws

Of or pertaining to laws, political programs or schemes related to agriculture.

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Agricultural programs & laws

Agricultural Fair practises Act of 1967

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

This law (P.L. 90-288) was enacted to protect farmers from retaliation by handlers (buyers of their products) because the farmers are members of a cooperative. The act permits farmers to file ...

Agricultural Market Transition Act (AMTA)

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Title I of the FAIR Act of 1996. It allows farmers who have participated in the wheat, feed grain, cotton, and rice programmes in any one of the 5 years prior to 1996 to enter into 7-year production ...

Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

This law reaffirmed the marketing agreements provisions of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933 and redefined the process for establishing marketing orders. Under the authority of this permanent ...

Agricultural Act of 1970

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

This Act is P.L. 91-524 (November 30, 1970) which initiated a significant change in commodity support policy. This 3-year farm bill replaced some of the more restrictive and mandatory features of ...

Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) of 1933

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

This Act is P.L. 73-10 (May 12, 1933) which was the New Deal initiative to assist the farm sector during the Great Depression. This was the first comprehensive effort to raise and stabilise farm ...

Agricultural Adjustment Act Amendment of 1935

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

This Act is P.L. 74-320 (August 24, 1935) which made several important and lasting changes to the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933. Section 22 of the law gave the President authority to impose ...

Agricultural Credit Act of 1987

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

This Act is P.L. 100-233 (January 6, 1988) which was enacted in response to the severe financial crisis of the early- to mid-1980s which affected both farmers and their lending institutions. The Act ...