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Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA)
The AAA was a federal law and part of the New Deal. The overall goal of implementing this law was to increase prices while decreasing surpluses. Farm product processing companies were taxed and the government utilized those tax dollars paying farmers subsidies to retired portions of their land. -
1934/1935 Agricultural Adjustment Administration Amendment
The Agricultural Adjustment Administration expands the list of commodities to include: rye, flax, barley, grain sorghum, cattle, peanuts, sugar beets, sugar cane, and potatoes The original list only included: Wheat, cotton, field corn, hogs, rice, tobacco, and milk. -
Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2012
The 2008 Farm Bill expired. The 2012 reform eliminated direct payments, ended Farm Bill payments to millionaires, and simplified risk management. -
2012 Agricultural Reform
The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) is refocused. Acreage cap was lowered from 32 million to 25 million allowing for the re-enrollment of expiring contracts. -
Agricultural Act of 2014 (Dairy)
Dairy programs were reformed. The Margin Protection Program - Dairy replaced the Milk Income Loss Contract Program (MILC) and the Dairy Product Protection Program was created. -
Agricultural Act of 2014
The Agricultural Act of 2014 combined several conservation programs and reduced funding. The Wetlands Reserve Program, the Grassland Reserve Program, and the Farm and Ranch Land Protection Program were all consolidated under the ACEP. The Agricultural Water Enhancement Program, the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Program, the Cooperative Conservation Partnership Initiative, and the Great Lakes Basin Program were all consolidated under the RCPP.
