Source: 95.3 MNC, 10/20/20


Direct payments to U.S. farmers are at an all-time high as the nation prepares for a national election next month. Record government subsidies, much needed in the turbulent trade environment and coronavirus pandemic, are projected to make up more than a third of farm income in 2020. In a report by Reuters, the aid programs could be key to President Trump’s chances of success in swing states. The Environmental Working Group called agriculture aid in the latest COVID-19 relief package “old-fashioned vote-buying.”

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