Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service

Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
	Seal of the U.S. Department of Agriculture
Agency overview
Formed	1961
Dissolved	1994
Superseding agency	Farm Service Agency;
Jurisdiction	United States Department of Agriculture

The Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (ASCS) was an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture. It administered programs concerning farm products and agricultural conservation. It granted loans to farmers; purchased farm products from farmers and processors; administered land allotment and marketing quota programs; shared the cost of resource conservation and environmental protection measures with farmers and ranchers; and supervised civil defense activities relating to food. It also managed the inventories of the Commodity Credit Corporation. The ASCS was established in 1961.

In 1994, the ASCS was merged with other Agriculture agencies to create the Farm Service Agency.

References[]

World Book encyclopedia 1988
"What is the Farm Service Agency?". Farm Service Agenc. Archived from the original on 18 October 2005. Retrieved 10 October 2005.

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Agency overview
Seal of the U.S. Department of Agriculture
Formed	1961 (1961)
Dissolved	1994 (1994)
Superseding agency	Farm Service Agency
Jurisdiction	United States Department of Agriculture