Farm Security Administration
Government agency
The Farm Security Administration was a New Deal agency created in 1937 to combat rural poverty during the Great Depression in the United States. It succeeded the Resettlement Administration. Wikipedia
Founded: September 1, 1937
Founder: Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ceased operations: 1946
Key documents: Farm Security Act; Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act
Preceding agencies: Resettlement Administration; Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Superseding agency: Farmers Home Administration