I stumbled across an article today on the EWG blog about Obama's firm stance on farm Program reform.  It sure seems like to me the President has done a alot of reforming lately, but this may not be a bad thing to reform.  If I understand correctly the last farm program reform took place last year with the switch from DCP to the ACRE program.  I added the article to the site you can read it at http://agriscribe.com/disp_article.php?aid=2447.

Obama is unhappy that the current susidy payout is maxed at $750,000 per person, he wants it to be changed to $250,000.  Thinking about some of the farming operations around the country $250,000 wouldn't even pay the equipment loans for a year.  I am concerned that the President is under-estimating the risk and the costs involved with farming. 

It also bothers me that he wants to cut the farm subsidy program but add a line of welfare to the budget for infant nutrition.  I want infants to be healthy as much as the next guy, but is it really the taxpayers responsiblity to pay for people's children that they shouldn't have had in the first place.  Maybe I am crazy but I do not believe whatsoever in a handout!

I sincerely hope that through these changes all farmers can keep farming.  Obama may not know this but it is these very farmers he is trying to effect that fill his mouth with fancy taxpayer bought food.