The Environmental Working Group is out with its latest farm subsidy database. Rather than releasing the names of farmers receiving government payments, USDA is now releasing the name of the bank or financial institution financing the farm’s operating loan. EWG says the Price Loss Coverage program paid out the most money to lenders, accounting for six percent of farm subsidies from 2019 to 2021. The Farm Service Agency received the most payments in 2021 at $87 million. AgriFund, which does business as Ag Resource Management, received nearly $35 million. AgCountry Farm Credit Services is ranked third at $18 million.
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