National Public Radio: Taxpayers help subsidize crop insurance premiums for farmers to the tune of about $9 billion dollars, a figure that’s growing each year. These policies protect farmers from major losses, and help support their income even if there’s no loss of crops.
And in return? Well, environmentalists argue that farmers who receive this financial support should be required to be good stewards of the land.
In fact, for years, conservation groups have fought to attach some strings to these subsidies to require…

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