The threatened end of cash subsidies to the nation’s row crop farmers dates back through at least the last two iterations of national agriculture policy legislation.
That threat became real, though, earlier this year when Congress passed the newest Farm Bill.
The measure eliminates direct payments, money doled out simply as a revenue enhancement based on a producer’s acreage.
Read the full story by Rick Crawford on ArkansasBusiness.com.
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Senior Online Editor, CropLife
Matt Hopkins is Senior Multi-Media Specialist for the Agribusiness Group at Meister Media Worldwide (MMW), including such brands as CropLife, CropLife IRON, AgriBusiness Global, Global Agtech Initiative, and Cotton Grower. He is responsible for managing an array of digital products, including newsletters, websites, video, and social media. Hopkins originally joined MMW in 1994 as an editor for Greenhouse Grower magazine before transitioning to Business Manager of its MeisterPro division. He has a Communications Degree from Cleveland State University.
