“Proponents of lower limitations argue that farming operations have become larger in order to capture farm program benefits,” Feist said. “While it is true that the average size of farms has increased over time, more restrictive payment limits would not alter that trend. In fact, a USDA-ERS study concluded that program benefits have not contributed to increases in farm size.”
Feist said that advocates of lower limits cite farm programs as contributing to inflated land values and correspondingly higher rents, yet studies have concluded that tighter payment limits would have minimal impacts on land values and corresponding rents.
He also noted that changes in eligibility rules force changes in rental contracts with the possible consequence of forcing landlords to cash rent rather than share rent land. “This change would adversely affect beginning farmers and small operators who are normally unable to obtain production financing on cash rent operations,” Feist said.
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