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Farm bill: A phrase that refers to a multi-year, multi-commodity federal
support law. It usually amends some and suspends many provisions of permanent
law, reauthorizes, amends, or repeals provisions of preceding temporary
agricultural acts, and puts forth new policy provisions for a limited time into
the future. Beginning in 1973, farm bills have included titles on commodity
programs, trade, rural development, farm credit, conservation, agricultural
research, food and nutrition programs, marketing, etc. These are referred to as
omnibus farm bills. The following is a generally agreed chronological list of
farm bills: (1) Food and Agriculture Act of 1965, P.L. 89-321; (2) Agricultural
Act of 1970, P.L. 91-524; (3) Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973,
P.L. 93-86; (4) Food and Agriculture Act of 1977, P.L. 95-113; (5) Agriculture
and Food Act of 1981, P.L. 97-98; (6) Food Security Act of 1985, P.L. 99-198;
(7) Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990, P.L. 101-624; (8)
Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996, P.L. 104-127.
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