James Johnson
Published: 1982
Total Pages: 32
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Extract: The Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 authorizes many farmprograms for 4 years. This report summarizes its provisions by title. Commodity program provisions discussed for wheat, feed grains, cotton, rice, peanuts, soybeans, sugar, dairy, and wool and mohair include price supports, loan levels, disaster payments, and program acreage. Other provisions summarized include miscellaneous; grain reserves; the national agricultural cost of production standards review board; agricultural exports and P.L.-480; food stamps; research, extension, and teaching; resource conservation; credit, rural development, and family farms; floral research and consumer information.