I think the truth is we have too many farmers and instead of letting the market decide which ones continue and which ones fold, we subsidise to keep them all going. It's been happening for decades and needs to change. It'll be a painful change but necessary for a healthy farm market where the farmers that remain can produce plenty and get good prices for their crops.

I did some computer work for a large family farm in north east Colorado. A letter from the state was framed and hanging next to the desk. It showed a list of family-owned farms in the state and how many sections (640 acre lots - 1 mile square) each farm had in CRP (Conservation Reserve Program), which is the state of Colorado paying farmers not to farm, and how much money they received. This family farm was at the top of the list, receiving millions of dollars each year to not farm.

I have no pity for the American farmer.