Cotton growers can use certificates to boost USDA payments

As directed by Congress, USDA is giving cotton growers the chance to use so-called commodity certificates to retire crop support loans, a step estimated to funnel an additional $40 million to farmers facing the lowest market prices since 2009. Critics say the certificates allow growers to evade the payment limit of $125,000 per person –… » Read More

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