The US Agriculture Act of 2014 Did the Following, Except

question 217

Multiple Choice

The U.S. Agriculture Act of 2014 did the following, except

• A)ending the so-called countercyclical payments to farmers.
• B)extending the direct payments to farmers, which were independent of their crop production.
• C)creating an insurance program, called price loss coverage, which pays farmers if the price of their crop falls below a specified level.
• D)introducing a countywide insurance program called agricultural risk coverage.

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