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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1970 Farm Bill | 1 |
| Agricultural Act of 1970 canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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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
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shifted U.S. farm policy toward income support ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
introduce more flexible production controls
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provide income support for farmers ⓘ restructure federal agricultural support programs ⓘ |
| hasShortName |
Agricultural Act of 1970
self-linksurface differs
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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
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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
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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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
1970 Farm Bill