AG SUBSIDIES: IT’S TIME TO CAP PAYMENTS. Lincoln Journal-Star editorial.

When the chairman of the House Agriculture Committee visited the Lancaster County Fair earlier this month, he warned that the flow of subsidies is destined to slow in the next farm bill.

The prediction from Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., was echoed by Rep. Tom Osborne: “I think commodity supports, as we now know them, are going to be difficult to sustain.”

To make those spending cuts, Congress should look first at putting a tighter cap on farm payments.

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