GAO: Additional Oversight Needed On Farm Payments
By Jacqui Fatka
Farm Progress
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has made progress in completing and reporting on reviews to determine if recipients of farm program payments comply with requirements for being actively engaged in farming. However, according to a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report, additional oversight is needed.
USDA distributes billions of dollars a year through programs that, by law, require payment recipients to be actively engaged in farming. Recipients can be individuals or entities, such as corporations and trusts, and can receive up to $125,000 a year