Farm Bill Resources: Current and Previous Farm Bills

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This page provides links to the text of the current and previous Farm Acts, previous ERS side by sides, and ERS analyses related to previous Farm Acts.

Text of Current and Previous Farm Acts

• The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008

• Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002

• Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996

• For additional Farm Acts, see the University of Arkansas, National Agricultural Law Center's web page on United States Farm Bills.

Current and Previous ERS Side by Side Comparisons

• Printer friendly PDF of 2008 Farm Bill Side-By-Side (5.28 MB) as of December 15, 2008

• The 2002 Farm Bill: Provisions and Economic Implications, Administrative Publication, January 2008 (first published as a web feature, May 2002)

• Provisions of the 1996 Farm Bill, Agricultural Outlook, April 1996
  

ERS Analyses Related to Previous Farm Acts

See the Program Provisions and Farm Policy History section of the Recommended Readings page in the ERS Farm and Commodity Policy Briefing Room for ERS research and analysis related to previous Farm Acts.