Agriculture and Food Act of 1981
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The Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 is a major U.S. farm bill that reauthorized and revised federal agricultural price support, commodity, and food assistance programs in the early 1980s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3658727 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 Context triple: [Food and Agriculture Act of 1977, precedes, Agriculture and Food Act of 1981]
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A.
Food and Agriculture Act of 1977
The Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 is a major U.S. farm bill that reformed federal agricultural policy, including commodity price supports, food assistance programs, and rural development initiatives.
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B.
Agricultural Act of 1970
The Agricultural Act of 1970 was a major U.S. farm bill that restructured federal agricultural support programs, shifting toward more flexible production controls and income support for farmers.
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C.
Agricultural Act of 1949
The Agricultural Act of 1949 is a foundational U.S. farm bill that established permanent price support and commodity program authorities that still serve as the legislative baseline for modern agricultural policy.
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D.
Food and Agriculture Act of 1962
The Food and Agriculture Act of 1962 was a U.S. federal law that revised and extended agricultural price support and farm subsidy programs as part of mid-20th-century farm policy.
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E.
Food Security Act of 1985
The Food Security Act of 1985 is a major U.S. farm bill that overhauled agricultural commodity, conservation, and food assistance policies to stabilize farm incomes while promoting environmental stewardship.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 Target entity description: The Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 is a major U.S. farm bill that reauthorized and revised federal agricultural price support, commodity, and food assistance programs in the early 1980s.
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A.
Food and Agriculture Act of 1977
The Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 is a major U.S. farm bill that reformed federal agricultural policy, including commodity price supports, food assistance programs, and rural development initiatives.
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B.
Agricultural Act of 1970
The Agricultural Act of 1970 was a major U.S. farm bill that restructured federal agricultural support programs, shifting toward more flexible production controls and income support for farmers.
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C.
Agricultural Act of 1949
The Agricultural Act of 1949 is a foundational U.S. farm bill that established permanent price support and commodity program authorities that still serve as the legislative baseline for modern agricultural policy.
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D.
Food and Agriculture Act of 1962
The Food and Agriculture Act of 1962 was a U.S. federal law that revised and extended agricultural price support and farm subsidy programs as part of mid-20th-century farm policy.
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E.
Food Security Act of 1985
The Food Security Act of 1985 is a major U.S. farm bill that overhauled agricultural commodity, conservation, and food assistance policies to stabilize farm incomes while promoting environmental stewardship.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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farm bill ⓘ |
| affects |
agricultural commodity markets in the United States
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farmers in the United States ⓘ low-income food assistance recipients in the United States ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
agricultural price support programs
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commodity programs ⓘ dairy price support ⓘ farm income support ⓘ food assistance programs ⓘ food stamp program ⓘ grain price support ⓘ loan rate programs ⓘ nutrition assistance programs ⓘ target price programs ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
agricultural law
ⓘ
food law ⓘ social welfare law ⓘ |
| chamberInvolved |
United States House of Representatives
ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| field |
agriculture policy
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food policy ⓘ rural policy ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
to influence farm income levels in the early 1980s
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to reauthorize federal agricultural programs ⓘ to reduce federal farm program costs ⓘ to revise agricultural price support mechanisms ⓘ to revise commodity support programs ⓘ to revise food assistance programs ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States federal government
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linked to:
United States government
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| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | United States farm bills ⓘ |
| predecessorInSeries | Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 ⓘ |
| regulates |
federal food assistance spending
ⓘ
federal support for livestock-related commodities ⓘ federal support for major field crops ⓘ |
| revises |
farm income support mechanisms
ⓘ
federal agricultural price support programs ⓘ federal commodity programs ⓘ federal food assistance programs ⓘ federal nutrition assistance programs ⓘ loan rate provisions ⓘ payment limitation rules ⓘ target price provisions ⓘ |
| subjectHasRole | major farm bill of the early 1980s ⓘ |
| successorInSeries | Food Security Act of 1985 ⓘ |
| temporalCoverage | early 1980s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 Description of subject: The Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 is a major U.S. farm bill that reauthorized and revised federal agricultural price support, commodity, and food assistance programs in the early 1980s.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.