Wisconsin Congressman wants subsidy changes in farm bill

Wisconsin Congressman wants subsidy changes in farm bill

Wisconsin Congressman Ron Kind of La Crosse tells Brownfield the proposed SNAP program reforms are not the only problem with the

House Ag Committee version of the farm bill.  Kind says there needs to be limits on payments to big ag operations.  “There’s huge taxpayer subsidies now going to a few but very large agribusinesses, and that’s what’s leading to the consolidation of production agriculture, driving land values up, making it harder for our mid to small family farmers to stay in operation. 

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