Crop insurance favors large-scale growers, says white paper

The federally subsidized crop insurance system is skewed toward large-scale growers of crops such as corn and soybeans, says the Land Stewardship Project in the second of three white papers on the program. The nonprofit group says subsidies, which cover as much as 71 cents of each $1 of premium, reduce out-of-pocket costs for large growers and… » Read More

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