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Farm bills were introduced, something that is still existing today. These bills now include things such as the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act, the Endangered Species Act, and more. However, when the farm bills were first made, they were much less specific, and more regulated things like prices, electricity, and quality of goods.

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In terms of protection from the government, there was little to none for farmers. There were no regulations for farmers, which both helped and did not help farmers. No regulations meant that they could basically do whatever they want in order to sell better, but this also applied to companies supplying or competing with farmers. Later on, farm bills were introduced, which created regulations. These regulations were generally a good thing, but they required farmers to spend more money to meet the regulation standards, money that at the time, they didnt have.

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Farmers faced many difficulties in just getting their crops in the first place, having a lack of soil, protection from the government, lack of self sufficiency, and overproduction. Farmers were also forced to quickly expand their farms due to the rapid modernization and mechanization of the west, but were not provided enough time to do it properly.

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Farmers were also being exploited, having the railroad companies charge outrageous prices to transport the goods needed to farm. The pay for farmers was also on a steady decrease, while railroad companies and other middlemen involved with supplying farmers continued raising prices, leading farmers to be overworked.

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Many farmers lost their land to foreclosure, since they were not bringing in enough money to pay for their land. The cost and labor that it took to make their goods far outweighed the money they were being paid for them.

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During the great depression, farmers were heavily influenced by the economic changes in America. In many cases farmers weren't able to sell their product, therefor they can't make money. There were many farmers that couldn’t support their family because they did not have money to buy living essentials.

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Tons of farmers were losing money and some went into poverty. By 1950, 90% of farmers had affordable electricity. The other 10% didn't and struggled. Farmers were forced to change the way that they lived and use their own crops to sustain themselves, if they still had good crops.

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The AAA (Agricultural Adjustment Administration) was formed to aid farmers throughout the great depression. The AAA gave farmers money to get back on their feet then the farmers would give it back.