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2 unusual facts about Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996


Conservation reserve

It was reauthorized in the 1996 Farm Bill and the 2002 Farm Bill.

National Sheep Industry Improvement Center

National Sheep Industry Improvement Center — The Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-127) established a revolving fund of up to $50 million, to be used by a new, eventually privatized, center that aims to revive the declining U.S. sheep and goat industries through loans and loan guarantees for such activities as improving production and marketing methods, purchasing new equipment, and modernizing processing facilities.


Environmental Conservation Acreage Reserve Program

The Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-127) continued the CRP and WRP and created the Environmental Quality Incentives Program.


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