Wednesday, September 05, 2012

$18 million wasted: USDA grants to support beginning farmers and ranchers across 24 States

More than $18 million in grants to organizations across 24 states will help beginning farmers and ranchers with the training and resources needed to run productive, sustainable farms. Since 2009, the USDA has driven a number of efforts meant to spur interest in agriculture and provide the necessary support to young, beginning and socially-disadvantaged producers...more

Trying to figure out these DC Deep Thinkers: First, pay current farmers not to farm.  Second, subsidize young, inexperienced and minority farmers to get into production.  Helluva policy.

What we really need is a wall of separation between ag and state.  

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