The former guy pushed the envelope of governmental laws and norms across the board. That included the use of the Commodity Credit Corporation authority in ways which I think were unprecedented. He mostly escaped criticism and legal challenges because there was no one, no group whose interest would be served. Farm groups were receiving dollars. Conservatives were blind to Trump's efforts. Members of Congress responded to the interests of their constituents. Good government groups mostly aren't interested or informed about agriculture and USDA.
It seems the Biden administration is following in Trump's footsteps, judging by their announcement of using CCC for what to me seems like a grab bag of goodies.
