Billions in federal farm payments flow to a select group of producers, report shows

By: - February 4, 2023 11:11 am
A piece of farming equipment in a field of crops

The federal government paid more than $478 billion from 2015 to 2021 in farm support for crop insurance, disasters, conservation payments and subsidies for certain crops like corn and soybeans. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

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Allison Winter
Allison Winter

Allison Winter is a Washington D.C. correspondent for States Newsroom, a network of state-based nonprofit news outlets that includes the Kansas Reflector.

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