McLean County Farm Bureau

FEDERAL FUNDING COULD INFLUENCE FARMERS’ PLANTING DECISIONS

This is the time of year farmers plan for the upcoming season. With the trade impasse with China continuing, farmers are set to receive a second payment from the Trump administration this week for the 2019 season to offset market losses. It’s unclear whether aid for farmers will continue in 2020, but experts say more farmers are becoming financially dependent on the subsidies, and that’s affecting how they decide to plant crops. (Columbus Dispatch)