Vilsack: Farm Safety Net Working

U.S. farmers are holding their own financially, for the most part, primarily because U.S. farm programs are expected to provide nearly $25 billion in assistance to help offset the low commodity prices in 2015 and 2016, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said last week in what likely is his final testimony to the Senate committee on agriculture. In 2015, government farm programs paid farmers about $10.8 billion and are expected to increase to nearly $13.8 billion in 2016.

Source: Delta Farm Press