(Ag) Myth-Busters

Ag News article by Tom Doran about the four most prevalent myths surrounding farm subsidies.

• Myth:  US Farm Policy gives preferential treatment and payments to corporate agriculture
• Myth:  Farm Subsidies to go large food agribusinesses
• Myth:  Farm policy gives preferential treatment to “the big five or six grains.”
• Myth:  The government subsidized the sugar industry

Please read the article for more detailed explanation of each of these myths.  You’ll need a little familiarity with how the farm program works in order to fully understand the article, but worth the read.