BKC
Very Active Member
Not all farmers buy insurance on any of their crop or some of their crop. Some farmers farm their land, others farm the insurance company. I have witnessed what some farmers call farming and the games that are played with their crop loss.Farmers pay for crop insurance every year, and like most with insurance it isn't used very often. Also, if they are able to "double dip" as you say, they are withheld a certain amount but are paid the input costs of what they has incurred to that point prior to planting second crop, according to the article you presented.
Others are saying farmers get paid to plant nothing and then refer to crp.(speaking specifically about farmers that raise crops) CRP is a costly program to implement and upkeep. Those fields have to be kept up to a certain level and costs are no longer shared in the new program. Previously they were up to 50 percent. Certain weeds, and tree infestations controls have to be kept up. This is costly whether one does it during the program or they decide to do it when it comes out, which is against the contract. I have experience with both and by the time one has done all that needs to be done to keep the land in farmable condition when it comes out of program or to get it farmable when it comes out is very costly, speaking only in monetary terms. By the time one factors in time along with all the expenses one gets close to the 15 dollar an hour minimum wage the liberals want, as the take home on the property.
I understand the crp program. I also see the work put into the ground to keep it in the program. What about the emergency use of the ground during droughts that let ranchers graze? If crp ground was not a money maker than why does it bring so much when it sells? I also know the games played to keep it in the program.
I am not bashing the farmer or rancher. They are last ones that need my animosity. I am just saying in all walks of life, there are people wanting something for nothing.