The federal government subsidized commercial farms much more than family farms in 2019, according to the latest U.S. Department of Agriculture figures.
In 2019, commercial farms, which means they
Billions of U.S. taxpayer dollars are directed each year to the country’s farms to help keep agriculture afloat when times get tough. But the federal government is sending millions of these subsidy dollars in the names of people who live and work hundreds of miles from the farms that get the money.
