End farm subsidy payments to people who aren’t farmers, says Grassley

For years, reformers and government watchdogs have complained that it’s too easy to collect farm subsidies, and that the rules determining if an individual is “actively engaged” in agriculture are unduly loose. Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, who nearly succeeded in tightening the eligibility rules for the 2014 farm law, says he’ll try again with the… » Read More

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