Direct payments to farmers from the federal government will make up a sizeable portion of farm income this year.
Iowa farmer Kevin Ross, immediate past president of the National Corn Grower Association, says it’s not something that most farmers wanted. But he says the assistance was definitely needed.
“I think, in general, growers don’t like getting their profits out of government that way, if at all possible. But I will say there was definitely a significant need for some financial stability in the ag sector here in the last couple of years,” Ross says.
