[Nephi]

Perhaps, dare I say, rice is the wrong crop?

[Redbob]

Makes about as much sense as growing cotton in the Arizona deserts, eh?

[DeaconBenjamin]

Bingo. Plus, the rice farmers are pushing for establishing (US taxpayer-funded) trade with Cuba, as well as busting the cap on payments under the recently-passed farm bill. Time to let the market work, and the subsidies stop.