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  • From: Rob <becida AT comcast.net>
  • To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Homestead] Local fresh food production stymied by USDA
  • Date: Sun, 02 Mar 2008 14:38:04 -0800

The way I read it was the land owners would loose ALL their subsidies if they allowed ANY of their land to be used for vegetables or fruit. I'm sure they do this farming for the money and to be cut out of the govt trough because they rented some land to a guy to grow watermelons?
Congress still goes to the highest bidder.

Rob
becida AT comcast.net



At 3/2/2008 12:55 PM,Lynda wrote:
Am I reading this correctly? The guy is offended that land being used and
producing an income won't get a subsidy for something they don't produce?
Gee, I'm heartbroken that the owner of the property can't be double dipping!

Lynda
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gene GeRue" <genegerue AT ruralize.com>

I’ve discovered that typically, a farmer who grows the forbidden
fruits and vegetables on corn acreage not only has to give up his
subsidy for the year on that acreage, he is also penalized the market
value of the illicit crop, and runs the risk that those acres will be
permanently ineligible for any subsidies in the future. (The penalties
apply only to fruits and vegetables — if the farmer decides to grow
another commodity crop, or even nothing at all, there’s no problem.)

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