
A variety of federal farm programs provide benefits to participants, including payments, to help protect against the risks of low crop prices or bad weather, among other hardships. These payments are made in accordance with individual program rules to participants who own agricultural...

" In light of high farm incomes and constrained federal budgets, the cost of federal farm and conservation programs-about $15 billion annually from 2009 through 2012-has come under scrutiny. Under the 2008 Farm Bill, participants whose incomes exceed specific limits are ineligible...