Combinations for zombie farm 27/13/2023 ![]() But also at stake in the farm bill are billions of dollars for conservation programs that help farmers mitigate the environmental effects of their work, and pay them to set aside marginal farmland as wildlife habitat. Last year (thanks to the drought) farmers received over $17 billion in insurance payouts - almost all of which benefited large-scale commodity agriculture. It’s also the bill that authorizes the federal crop insurance program, which has grown like gangbusters over the last decade. Bah, humbug, you say! The farm bill is larded with bipartisan subsidies for the largest-scale farmers who grow commodities like corn, soy, and cotton.
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