Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act passed.
Tariff Act prohibited imports of meat and
animals from countries infected with foot-and-mouth disease.(more)
1933
Tennessee Valley Authority Act passed.
Farm Credit Administration established by
Executive Order 6084.
Soil Erosion Service established, later known
as Soil Conservation Service, and today as Natural Resources
Conservation Service. (more)
1934
Jones-Costigan Sugar Act passed; replaced by Sugar Act in 1937.
Bankhead Cotton Control Act passed.
Taylor Grazing Act gave U.S. Department of
the Interior power to regulate grazing on public lands in the
West.
Jones-Connally Act authorized appropriations
for research to eliminate disease from beef and dairy herds.
Kerr-Smith Tobacco Control Act approved.
1935
Bankhead-Jones Act provided for expansion of agricultural research.
De Rouen Rice Act passed.
Tobacco Inspection Act passed.
1938
Agricultural Adjustment Act established four regional research
centers to develop new uses for farm products. Locations were
Wyndmoor, PA; Peoria, Il; Albany, CA; and New Orleans, LA.(more)
Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act passed.
1939
Federal Seed Act required truthful labeling on vegetable seeds
in interstate commerce and prohibited importation of low-quality
seed.
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