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Farm Bill 1933-Agricultural Adjustment Act
Agricultural Adjustment Agency was developed in the effort to help farmers and stabilize the agricultural industry. This was one of many President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal programs. Farmers were offered subsidies in exchange for limiting their crop production so that prices can increase -
Farm Bill 1933
Crop prices successfully increased after the AAA was enacted. Cotton prices rose from 6.52 cents/pound in 1932 to 12.36 cents/pound in 1936. Also peanuts increased from 1.55 cents/pound in 1932 to 3.72 cents/pound in 1936. -
Farm Bill 1985-Food Security Act
The Conservation Reserve Program was developed in part of the 1985 Farm Bill to minimize the amount of land used in crop production in hopes to reduce erosion and improve water quality. The bill allowed for 45 million acres of land to be ceased from production that was considered "highly erosive". However there were limitations that no more than 25% of land in any county could enter the program. -
Conservation Reserve Program
"within the first decade, the CRP has estimated to have reduce erosion by between 626 and 2420 million tons, with on going annual erosion reduction estimated 19 tons acres/year." (Feather et al.,1999) -
Farm Bill 2008-Food, Conservation, and Energy Act
Contributed about $288 billion towards energy, conservation and nutritional development over a 5 year period. One of the programs established under this act is the Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels. Agriculture producers in advanced biofuels were given about $300 million in funds for this program. -
Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels
Facilities under the BPAB that focused on soy biodiesel and corn ethanol were given over half of all funding. Other facilities converting animal fats, canola oil, vegetable oil and used cooking oil received about 44% of funding.
