Originally Posted by rainshot
The farm bill has always been a congressional slight of hand. They put the welfare nutrition program in it and it's most of the cost. If we're going to pitch a fit it should be about that. Welfare needs to be a separate part of the budget. That way everyone can see just what our tax money is going for. Hiding it in the farm bill is criminal.


Yep. Fugg the Welfare rats.

It’s supposed to help farmers compete with an unfair import market.
Wheat is no longer profitable to grow in my area. We quit planting it when we sold our cattle. We used it mostly for supplemental grazing. And without the right amount of rain, it ain’t worth a damn for grazing either.


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