The farm subsidy program now in place pays out more than $7 billion directly to larger farmers for a few select crops like corn, cotton, rice, soy and wheat. These farm giveaway bills are always justified by promising to ensure Americans inexpensive food, the survival of family farmers, and national agricultural independence. Federal farm bills originated in Depression-era America when commodity prices crashed, forcing tens of millions of bankrupt small farmers to turn to the federal...

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In late July, the House passed its reauthorized version of the bill a massive, $290 billion spending plan that would keep existing agricultural subsidies in place through 2012, while also adding new ones: for growers of specialty crops, the settlement of discrimination suits, and an expansion of the food stamp program, among other things. In late July, the House passed its reauthorized version of the bill a massive, $290 billion spending plan that would keep existing agricultural subsidies...

The bill will provide aid for farmers throughout the country, including Washington, where agriculture has remained the state's biggest employer for decades. But local farmers who grow fruits, vegetables and nursery products could soon get more federal help to sell their produce and recover faster from disasters. Meanwhile, the new farm bill would likely continue to give away billions of dollars in subsidies to big farmers of such commodities as corn, wheat and cotton. Such payments have...