The Food and Agriculture Act of 1965 (Pub. L. 89-321, 79 Stat. 1187), the first multiyear farm legislation, provided for four year commodity programs for wheat, feed grains, and upland cotton.
It was extended for one more year through 1970 (P.L. 90 559). It authorized a Class I milk base plan for the 75
federal milk marketing order Marketing orders and agreements in United States agricultural policy allow producers to promote orderly marketing through collectively influencing the supply, demand, or price of a particular commodity. Research and promotion can be financed with p ...
s, as well as a long term diversion of cropland under a
Cropland Adjustment Program. It also continued payment and diversion programs for feed grains and cotton, and
marketing certificate
The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) is a wholly owned United States government corporation that was created in 1933 to "stabilize, support, and protect farm income and prices" (federally chartered by the CCC Charter Act of 1948 (P.L. 80-806) ...
and diversion programs for wheat.
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United States federal agriculture legislation
1965 in law
1965 in the United States
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