Since the beginning the United States, farm subsidies have been a core part of agricultural policy. However, the purposes and reasoning behind farm subsidies have radically changed over the course of our history. Today, only about .1% of the population work on farms, and less than 1% work in agriculture at all. However, when the country began, nearly half of the population needed to work in agriculture, in order to keep the entire country fed. This means that the policy surrounding farm subsidies has had to adapt to this changing landscape. Here is some information to help you understand the modern farm subsidy situation… read more →