There’s a great story this week in the Pioneer Press about the front lines of the farm aid debate. The story masterfully draws the battle lines between big-farming operations supported by big subsidies and family farm operations supported by tiny subsidies. In Congress, it’s pitting Representative against Representative. Big farm against small farm. Eastern Minnesota v. Western Wisconsin.
At stake is $1 billion in farm subsidies in Minnesota alone. Not to mention the livelihood of hundreds of farmers…with large and small operations.
For Wis. Rep Ron Kind, a Democrat, the time is right to “cap farm subsidies to wealthy farmers, boost funding for green programs, and give incentives for farmers to grow fruits and vegetables, not just more corn.”
But the Pi Press notes that Kind and his supporters have an uphill climb to impact farm policy any time soon.
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