Republican-drawn farm bill would loosen limits on collecting farm subsidies

There is little bite in the weak limits the government imposes on farm subsidy payments, and now reformers say the limits will become toothless under provisions in the Republican-drawn farm bill in the House. “A new era of unlimited subsidies for the nation’s largest mega-farms,” said a small-farm advocate, while the Environmental Working Group (EWG)… » Read More

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