Democrats are very good at convincing the farmers that the subsidies will disappear if republicans get their way.
I have many farm relatives up there. It is nothing but rural welfare. They are completely brainwashed that they cannot survive without gubmint help.
What subsidies are they getting? Highway funds, SS, urban development, Medicare, law enforcement?
Govt subsidy infects almost all agricultural pursuits
Farmers paid not to grow to keep prices higher artificially is the gist of it or subsidized in collapsing markets
Seed bank assistance too on the other side
I have kinfolks large in cotton and soybeans.....they used to get 50 bucks an acre not to plant
In farmers defense cotton etc prices jump around exponentially in given years and it’s sometimes tough as tough can be
Seed costs do not jump around as much nor do mechanical cotton pickers at 600-800k each
The bottom line is it’s increasingly impossible for American farmers to compete with cheaper foreign producers
Our tenedency to have the best yields is all keeps us going
Corporate farmers who pay stockholders rather than bank loans simply work better today