US farmers set to get huge government payouts despite bumper harvest
Story Date: 11/20/2014

 

Source: Ross Krasny and Christine Stebbins, REUTERS, 11/19/14

U.S. farmers are about to reap a bumper harvest not just in corn and soybeans but also in new subsidies that could soar to $10 billion, blowing a hole in the government's promise that its new five-year farm bill would save taxpayers money.

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