The 1996 Freedom to Farm Act did all of the following except
A) Eliminate target prices and deficiency payments.
B) Refocus farm policy toward stabilizing farm incomes rather than prices.
C) Eliminate many restrictions on acreage set-asides.
D) Increase government regulation of farming.

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The 1996 Freedom to Farm Act aimed to decrease government regulation of farming, not increase it. Therefore, option D is the correct answer. The act eliminated target prices and deficiency payments, and refocused farm policy towards stabilizing farm incomes rather than prices. Additionally, the act eliminated many restrictions on acreage set-asides, allowing farmers to plant on all their land without penalty.

The 1996 Freedom to Farm Act Did All of the Following