Capital Press: USDA wants to redefine farming, limit subsidies

USDA wants to redefine farming, limit subsidies

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By MARY CLARE JALONICK
Associated Press

Published: March 25, 2015 8:22AM

Sean Ellis/Capital Press Dry beans are harvested in a field near Wilder, Idaho, in this file photo. The USDA has announced that it is redefining farming for the purposes of determining who will receive some subsidy payments.

USDA proposes that farms must document that their managers put in 500 hours of substantial management work annually or 25 percent of the time necessary for the success of the farming operation to qualify.  

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