<p>Why Some Farmers Are Stuck Raising Crops That No Longer Thrive<br>---</p><p>Some farmers keep growing in flood- and drought-prone fields because subsidies soften the losses, while federal programs meant to help them change course have been underfunded and mired in bureaucracy. Under Trump, those programs may weaken further. </p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/illinois-farming-soy-corn-flooding-subsidies-insurance?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/illinois-farming-soy-corn-flooding-subsidies-insurance?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/ill</span><span class="invisible">inois-farming-soy-corn-flooding-subsidies-insurance?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/illinois/" rel="tag">#Illinois</a> <a href="/tags/farming/" rel="tag">#Farming</a> <a href="/tags/agriculture/" rel="tag">#Agriculture</a> <a href="/tags/flood/" rel="tag">#Flood</a> <a href="/tags/drought/" rel="tag">#Drought</a> <a href="/tags/climate/" rel="tag">#Climate</a></p>