Agricultural Act of 1970

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The Agricultural Act of 1970 was a major U.S. farm bill that restructured federal agricultural support programs, shifting toward more flexible production controls and income support for farmers.

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Label Occurrences
1970 Farm Bill 1
Agricultural Act of 1970 canonical 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute
farm bill
appliesToGroup farmers
appliesToSector agriculture
chamberInvolved United States House of Representatives
United States Senate
containsProvision commodity support provisions
farmer income support provisions
production adjustment provisions
country United States of America
surface form: United States
enactedIn 91st United States Congress
fieldOfLaw agricultural law
economic regulation
followedBy Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973
follows Food and Agriculture Act of 1965
hasEffect reduced reliance on rigid acreage controls
shifted U.S. farm policy toward income support
hasPurpose introduce more flexible production controls
provide income support for farmers
restructure federal agricultural support programs
hasShortName Agricultural Act of 1970 self-linksurface differs
surface form: 1970 Farm Bill
historicalSignificance marked transition toward more flexible U.S. farm programs
implementedBy United States Department of Agriculture
introducedMechanism income support decoupled partly from production controls
more flexible production controls
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: United States federal government
languageOfWork English
legalStatus enacted statute
legislativeBody United States Congress
officeholderOfSigner President of the United States
policyArea commodity price support
farm income stabilization
supply management
regulates federal commodity support programs
production of major program crops
regulatoryTarget commodity producers
farm program participants
replacedPolicyApproach strict production controls under earlier farm bills
sectorImpacted agricultural commodity markets
rural economy
signedBy Richard Nixon
subjectOf United States agricultural policy debates
timePeriod 1970s U.S. farm policy
typeOfSupport commodity price and income stabilization
federal farm income support

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Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 amends Agricultural Act of 1970
Agricultural Act of 1970 hasShortName Agricultural Act of 1970 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 1970 Farm Bill