Food and Agriculture Act of 1977

Food and Agriculture Act of 1977
	Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Passed the Senate on May 24, 1977 (69–18); Passed the House of Representatives as the Agricultural Act of 1977 on July 28, 1977 (294–114); Reported by the joint conference committee on September 9, 1977; agreed to by the Senate on September 9, 1977 (63–8) and by the House of Representatives on September 16, 1977 (283–107); Signed into law by President Jimmy Carter on September 29, 1977;
Major amendments
	Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1980

The

farm bill. The S. 275 legislation was passed by the 95th U.S. Congressional session and signed into law by the 39th President of the United States Jimmy Carter on September 29, 1977.^[1]

It increased price and income supports and established a farmer-owned reserve for grain. It also established a new two-tiered pricing program for peanuts. Under the

peanut program, producers were given an acreage allotment on which a poundage quota was set. Growers could produce in excess of their quota, within their acreage allotment, but would receive the higher of the two price-support levels only for the quota amount. Peanuts in excess of the quota are referred to as "additionals", or additional peanuts

.

Title XIII was designated the

Food Stamp Act of 1977 and permanently amended the Food Stamp Act of 1964 by eliminating the purchase requirement and simplifying eligibility requirements.^[2]

Title XIV was designated the

National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act and made USDA

the leading federal agency for agricultural research, extension, and teaching programs. It also consolidated the funding for these programs.