Agricultural Act of 1948
E414865
The Agricultural Act of 1948 was a U.S. federal law that reformed farm price support and agricultural policy in the post–World War II era, laying groundwork for later, more comprehensive farm legislation.
All labels observed (1)
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| Agricultural Act of 1948 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4147149 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Agricultural Act of 1948 Context triple: [Agricultural Act of 1949, relatedTo, Agricultural Act of 1948]
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Agricultural Act of 1949
The Agricultural Act of 1949 is a foundational U.S. farm bill that established permanent price support and commodity program authorities that still serve as the legislative baseline for modern agricultural policy.
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Agricultural Act of 1970
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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C.
Agriculture and Food Act of 1981
The Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 is a major U.S. farm bill that reauthorized and revised federal agricultural price support, commodity, and food assistance programs in the early 1980s.
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D.
Food and Agriculture Act of 1962
The Food and Agriculture Act of 1962 was a U.S. federal law that revised and extended agricultural price support and farm subsidy programs as part of mid-20th-century farm policy.
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E.
Food and Agriculture Act of 1977
The Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 is a major U.S. farm bill that reformed federal agricultural policy, including commodity price supports, food assistance programs, and rural development initiatives.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Agricultural Act of 1948 Target entity description: The Agricultural Act of 1948 was a U.S. federal law that reformed farm price support and agricultural policy in the post–World War II era, laying groundwork for later, more comprehensive farm legislation.
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A.
Agricultural Act of 1949
The Agricultural Act of 1949 is a foundational U.S. farm bill that established permanent price support and commodity program authorities that still serve as the legislative baseline for modern agricultural policy.
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B.
Agricultural Act of 1970
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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C.
Agriculture and Food Act of 1981
The Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 is a major U.S. farm bill that reauthorized and revised federal agricultural price support, commodity, and food assistance programs in the early 1980s.
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D.
Food and Agriculture Act of 1962
The Food and Agriculture Act of 1962 was a U.S. federal law that revised and extended agricultural price support and farm subsidy programs as part of mid-20th-century farm policy.
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E.
Food and Agriculture Act of 1977
The Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 is a major U.S. farm bill that reformed federal agricultural policy, including commodity price supports, food assistance programs, and rural development initiatives.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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farm bill ⓘ |
| affects |
farmers in the United States
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markets for agricultural commodities in the United States ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
U.S. agricultural sector
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farm price support programs ⓘ |
| category |
1948 in American law
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United States federal agriculture legislation ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| enactedIn | 1948 ⓘ |
| field |
agricultural policy
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farm income stabilization ⓘ price support policy ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Agricultural Act of 1949
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later comprehensive farm bills ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
adjusted federal support for key crops
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restructured methods of determining support prices ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
to modernize U.S. agricultural policy in the postwar era
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to reform farm price support mechanisms after World War II ⓘ to stabilize farm income ⓘ to support agricultural commodity prices ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early postwar reform of U.S. farm price supports
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transition between New Deal farm programs and modern farm bills ⓘ |
| implementedBy | United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ |
| influenced |
Agricultural Act of 1949
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subsequent U.S. farm legislation ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
United States federal government
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| laysGroundworkFor | later comprehensive farm legislation ⓘ |
| legalForm | public law of the United States ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law–influenced U.S. federal legal system ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States federal farm programs
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surface form:
United States agricultural law
United States farm bill tradition ⓘ |
| policyType |
income support for farmers
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price support reform ⓘ |
| precededBy | Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 ⓘ |
| regulates |
mechanisms for farm price supports
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price support levels for major farm commodities ⓘ |
| sector | agriculture ⓘ |
| subjectHasRole | framework for postwar farm policy transition ⓘ |
| temporalContext | post–World War II era ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| topic |
commodity price stabilization
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farm price supports ⓘ federal agricultural programs ⓘ |
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Subject: Agricultural Act of 1948 Description of subject: The Agricultural Act of 1948 was a U.S. federal law that reformed farm price support and agricultural policy in the post–World War II era, laying groundwork for later, more comprehensive farm legislation.
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