Crop insurance “is oversubsidized,” should be pared-analysts
The 2014 farm law expanded the role of crop insurance in the farm safety net; making it the centerpiece of the farm program, according to some descriptions. In an analysis published by the think tank International Food Policy Research Institute, two economists say, “our assessment is that U.S. crop insurance is over-subsidized…We propose that the… » Read More
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