NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL POLICY (6 films)

Duration: 29 min

Year Published: 1956

Creator: Agrafilms

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: Sound

Description: 1. TOO MUCH IS PLENTY. Explains the farm surplus problem. Shows how and why surpluses arise. Provides alternatives which might solve the problem. 2. WHO PAYS THE BILL? Discusses who pays for price supports under the different kinds of programs. Explains the impact of alternative programs. 3. SURPLUS AND A HUNGRY WORLD. Reviews a trip to Washington, D.C., taken by a group of high school seniors and their advisor. Points out new insights gained concerning the role of the United States in world affairs. Emphasizes the United States agricultural policy. 4. SO MANY WITH SO LITTLE. Presents a family vacation camping trip in the southeast. Upon meeting a low-income farm family, they examine the causes and solutions to the extreme poverty of major portions of the farm population. 5. PAY NOW—EAT LATER. Explains conservation practices on the farm. Tells what conservation is, how much is needed, and who should pay the cost. 6. TO MARKET, TO MARKET. Discusses who gets the money that is represented by the spread between farmers and consumers. Questions are answered by a store manager; businessmen at a civic club luncheon; and by a speaker at the luncheon.

Complete Record: Source: NET Interest level: sh-ad Price: rent ea $4.75 Format: sd b&w

Metadata Source:Educational film guide. Supplements (1959-62)