Will Australia follow the US farm subsidy reductions?

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Congress today passed a controversial Farm Bill reducing handouts to US Farmers. The removal of the two-decade long Food Stamp program spells the end to welfare payments for farmers regardless of crop yield or profit. With Barnaby Joyce’s recent push for a $7 billion bailout for struggling Australian farmers, we take a look at the contrast in farmers’ issues between the two nations…

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