The Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)

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The Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) provided federal subsidies to farmers who cut farm production in order to raise commodity prices and increase demand for agricultural products. This was done through a system of price supports and production controls. The idea was that by reducing the supply of crops, prices would go up, and farmers would earn more money. The AAA was one of the New Deal programs created by President Franklin D. Roosevelt during the Great Depression.