The 1996 Farm Act Increases Market Orientation
- by Edwin Young and Paul Westcott
- 8/1/1996
Overview
The Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996, a milestone in U.S. agricultural policy, provides new farm sector law for 1996-2002, fundamentally redesigning income support programs and discontinuing supply management programs for producers of many commodities. This bulletin provides a general overview of major changes related to production agriculture resulting from the commodity provisions, agricultural trade provisions, and conservation provisions of the Act.
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Introduction
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1996 Act Redesigns U.S. Farm Programs
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Aggregate Impacts of the 1996 Act Relatively Small
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Sectorwide Impacts Mixed
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Glossary and References
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