Federal farm programs : USDA needs to strengthen controls to prevent payments to individuals who exceed income eligibility limits : report to the Ranking Member, Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate.
Farmers receive about $16 billion annually in federal farm program payments. These payments go to about 2 million recipients, both individuals and entities. GAO previously has reported that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) did not consistently ensure that these payments went only to those w...
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