On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency "restored the previous definitions of 'active personal management,' 'significant contribution,' and 'related phrasing' in a rule on farm program subsidy eligibility and payment limitations," Jerry Hagstrom reports for DTN/The Progressive Farmer.
FSA Administrator Richard Fordyce said the rules were meant to help family farm operations, but critics say the move invites fraud.
"As both a family farmer and senator, I've worked with the USDA over the years in good faith to ensure these programs are used for their intended purposes and aren't being taken advantage of," said Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa. "It's a shame that USDA is backtracking after just finalizing a fair rule for this program a couple of months ago. This is particularly concerning after GAO just published a report confirming that farm payments need additional oversight and that 19 of the top 20 operations that use these loopholes are in the South. This revision of the final rule has not deterred me. I'll continue to work with my colleagues in Congress to fix this broken system in the next farm bill."
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