Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act

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Transforming Rural America: The Legacy of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act

Agricultural Policy, Economic Development, Environmental Law, Property Law / Jack Gilbert

Enacted in 1937, the Bankhead‑Jones Farm Tenant Act expanded federal lending and land‑purchase support to help tenant farmers become landowners. Passed during the New Deal, it addressed rural poverty, soil depletion, and chronic instability in America’s farm economy. This article explains the Act’s key provisions, how it reshaped rural development and conservation policy, and its […]

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