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10% of producers nationwide took in 79% of subsidies over 6 years
Nearly 80% of federal farm subsidies went to 10% of recipients in recent years.
That’s the highlight in a new analysis of federal data from a nonprofit research group.
In total, the federal government paid more than $478 billion from 2015 to 2021 in farm support for crop insurance, disasters, conservation payments and subsidies for certain crops like corn and soybeans, according to the…