Contra Shakespeare, a farmer must be a farmer (actually a producer, but that's too technical) to get program payments. According to this article, House Ag chair Peterson and acting USDA secretary Connor are discussing who is a farmer. Specifically, changing definitions.
I'm not sure that approach will be sufficient--see the Environmental Working Group's digest of editorials on the farm bill for a sense of the growing opposition to farm program payments.
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