Trump's USDA overpaid corn farmers, federal watchdog says
In 2019, one-third of U.S. farm income came from direct government payments and last year it was nearly 40% of their income.
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In 2019, one-third of U.S. farm income came from direct government payments and last year it was nearly 40% of their income.
In 2019, one-third of U.S. farm income came from direct government payments and last year it was nearly 40% of their income.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Trump administration overpaid corn farmers by about $3...
DES MOINES, Iowa — The Trump administration overpaid corn farmers by about $3 billion in federal aid in 2019 and farmers in the South were paid more for the same crops than those elsewhere in the country, a federal watchdog agency has found.
The Government Accountability Office also found that Southern corn farmers got more per acre than farmers elsewhere.