Posted 1/25/2019 21:51 (#7272951 - in reply to #7272092) Subject: RE: Are ethanol and crop insurance hurting the young farmer?
Midwest
Federal crop was more about bankers and machinery dealers having income security. Federal crop also contributed to farming marginal lands and tearing up small pastures and selling of small cow herds. It also gave insurance agents a large commission which was money that could have gone direct to farmers