[MichaelCorleone]

I thought we just passed a farm bill to throw them some bucks until times get better, no?

Or was this bill just pork for the politically connected, leaving the farmers to twist in the wind?

[tiki]

This: Or was this bill just pork for the politically connected, leaving the farmers to twist in the wind?s:

[wbill]

Yeah, that was my cynical view too. “Wonder what farm subsidy bill is on the table, and needs support”.

[mewzilla]

The farm bill is a porkulus for agribiz, not family farmers

[BobinIL]

I thought we just passed a farm bill to throw them some bucks until times get better, no?

Over 75% of the farm bill is SNAP (food stamps). If the prices do not rebound there will be a huge crisis in the farm belt. Current commodity prices are below COP

[cherry]

try looking at buying farm land in Montana/idaho/washington/oregon, wyoming etc...its astronomical.....