Implementation Of The 2002 Farm Bill And The Agricultural Assistance Act Of 2003 PDF Download

For the domestic food and nutrition programs administered by USDA, most of the larger programs (e.g., the regular food stamp program, child nutrition programs, and the WIC program) are permanently authorized and would not be affected by the possible expiration of the 2002 farm bill. [...] On the other hand, operation of the Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP), along with a number of special authorities and requirements incorporated in the Food Stamp Act and the law governing the Commodity Supplemental Feeding Program (CSFP), would be affected unless additional action is taken. [...] If Congress deems a temporary extension necessary for the commodity support programs beyond the 2007 crop year, that action likely could wait until near the 2008 harvest.4 If Congress takes no action on commodity support before the beginning of the 2008 harvest, then the nonexpiring provisions of primarily the Agriculture Adjustment Act of 1938 and the Agriculture Act of 1949 take effect. [...] Parity prices are computed under the provisions of Title III, Subtitle a, Section 301 (a) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 as amended by the Agricultural Acts of 1948, 1949, and 1956. [...] Conservation Programs6 Many of the USDA conservation programs administered by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) deal with evaluating the causes and severity of resource problems, developing physical and management systems to address the problems, and providing technical and financial assistance to farmers implementing preventive and remedial practices.