| Shorttitle: | Food and Agriculture Act of 1965 |
| Longtitle: | An Act to maintain farm income, to stabilize prices and assure adequate supplies of agricultural commodities, to reduce surpluses, lower Government costs and promote foreign trade, to afford greater economic opportunity in rural areas, and for other purposes. |
| Enacted By: | 89th |
| Effective Date: | November 4, 1965 |
| Public Law Url: | http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/STATUTE-79/pdf/STATUTE-79-Pg1187.pdf |
| Cite Public Law: | 89-321 |
| Title Amended: | 7 U.S.C.: Agriculture |
| Sections Amended: | ยง 601 |
| Introducedin: | House |
| Passedbody1: | House |
| Passeddate1: | August 19, 1965 |
| Passedvote1: | 221-172 |
| Passedbody2: | Senate |
| Passeddate2: | September 14, 1965 |
| Passedvote2: | 72-22 |
| Conferencedate: | October 8, 1965 |
| Passedbody3: | House |
| Passeddate3: | October 8, 1965 |
| Passedvote3: | 219-150 |
| Passedbody4: | Senate |
| Passeddate4: | October 8, 1965 |
| Passedvote4: | passed |
| Signedpresident: | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Signeddate: | November 4, 1965 |
The Food and Agriculture Act of 1965 (Pub. L. 89-321, 79 Stat. 1187), the first multiyear farm legislation, provided for four year commodity programs for wheat, feed grains, and upland cotton.[1] It was extended for one more year through 1970 (P.L. 90 559). It authorized a Class I milk base plan for the 75 federal milk marketing orders, as well as a long term diversion of cropland under a Cropland Adjustment Program. It also continued payment and diversion programs for feed grains and cotton, and marketing certificate and diversion programs for wheat.