At the time this article was written, farm subsidies were still enacted:
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiLifnlyujJAhVI02MKHUdNAXAQFggiMAE&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wsj.com%2Farticles%2Fshould-washington-end-agriculture-subsidies-1436757020&usg=AFQjCNEW2Wa3S4Fhk86fmFPXqvlwHEMznA&sig2=dLe-_SIEpU6dUiIKs0Q7Dw
Thanks.
Looks like one needs to keep track of this on a daily basis.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/02/business/energy-environment/after-three-decades-federal-tax-credit-for-ethanol-expires.html