collapse

The game theory of international markets and farming means you're at a severe disadvantage if you don't use petroleum fertillizers and pesticides/herbicides. I guess it's possible if there's voter appetite to subsidize farmers to an even more extreme degree with tax revenue to keep them barely scraping by.

The big issue with subsidization is it picks winners. Small family farms usually get less and end up shafted while big mega farms get the lion share of subsidies and outcompete Joe and Jane farmer, who end up bankrupt and the mega farm buys their land... That's my personal gripe with the whole process...