Rep. Collin Peterson, D-Minn., says he’s in favor of shifting current direct farm payment
funding into an expanded crop insurance plan, and then getting rid of payment limitations in
the 2012 farm bill.
The Minnesota Democrat told attendees of a National Farm Business Management
Conference June 14 in Fargo, N.D., that he needed their help in more big policy shifts for the
new farm bill. He talked about the need to make sure the safety net for agriculture should “fall
on production,” rather than trying to pick winners or losers on the basis of farm size.

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