Source: Chuck Abbott, SUCCESSFUL FARMING, 11/19/20


In a reversal, the USDA said on Wednesday that family-run farms are not subject to a rule that tightens eligibility standards for crop subsidies — the opposite of what it announced three months ago. A small-farm advocate criticized the “correction,” which applies to the bulk of U.S. farms, as a violation of the rule-making process and encouraged the incoming Biden administration to void it. At issue was an Aug. 24 regulation that requires people to perform at least 500 hours of active management or at least 25 percent of the management ...

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