I wish they would check the sources of income for these “farmers” who are getting a piece of this pie. There are only a select few who farm full time in my surrounding area and the others throw a crop in the ground once a year and make a few thousand dollars for extra income.
To provide payoff to the part timers is fraud.
“There are only a select few who farm full time in my surrounding area and the others throw a crop in the ground once a year and make a few thousand dollars for extra income.”
Here in NJ there are a growing number of people who set up bees or something similar that requires little work or property to earn the necessary income to be classified as a “farm” for gubmint subsidy purposes.