Post War/Cold War (1945-1968)
In the Cold War Era the percentage of Americans decreased so dramatically in the countryside that farming became almost a non-existent issue. Everyone was dealing with urban or international issues without focusing on the need for food or farming which was being industrialized and commercialized, and became more of an industry without need of much legislation.
Great Society (War on Poverty) - With LBJ's plan to end poverty he used farming as a means to enact this plan. With all the surplus food that farmers had the government would buy this food at a surplus and then serve it those in disadvantaged situations. This included the Food Stamp Act and giving meals to children in school for a reduced price to lower the rate of hunger in America.
Agribusiness - The emergence of larger companies who sought to control the farming industry grew. However, most of agribusiness came from the quality of technology when it came to farming. With much more machinery, less manual labor was needed to farm and less people needed to come back to work at the farm. With less people there the influence of farmers, already lessening, shrunk to an even lower level during this time.