Is The USDA A Farmer Friend or Frenemy? | The Granary | XtremeAg
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32m
The USDA was born under Abe Lincoln and has been both helping and frustrating farmers ever since.
In this episode of The Granary, host Damian Mason sits down with farmers Kevin Matthews and Matt Miles, plus his brother Eric Mason, a USDA insider who’s spent nearly four decades in the belly of the bureaucratic beast.
The group tackles USDA crop reports, which seem to magically tank the markets at just the right (or wrong) time, the necessary evil of farm subsidies, and why your tax dollars keep farmers afloat instead of letting them go full Mad Max when times get tough.
If you’re a farmer, a farm policy nerd, or just someone who enjoys watching grown men gripe about the government, this episode of The Granary is for you.
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