"There is nothing fair about the farm subsidy system in this country."
Proud to say that I've never taken dime-one for my small laying hen operation. I sell eggs year-round and raise laying hens in the spring to sell to other local farmers. I started small and will stay small because who wants to work more than they have to, just to give it back to the government? That's just wrong.
I married into a farming family a decade ago, and aside from some set-aside land that is a tree farm, FIL never took a dime, either.
He's in his 70's and if it wasn't raining, he'd be out harvesting soybeans right now. By himself. In the dark.
And you know what? Both of us like it that way. No strings attached, you know? ;)
A few years ago, probably 2002 (?) when the huge bill passed I posted several articles on the subsidies. I'm guessing most folks don't care about the expense, even on FR. As I recall the #1 zip code in terms of receipts was in Lincoln Park, #2 in Manhattan. I never considered they're for the food we don't eat as well. My guess the government will never offer you money for producing eggs, or not producing eggs, unless you switch to ostrich or emu eggs, something no one but the government would expend money on.