The new (2014) Farm Bill keeps crop insurance payouts confidential whereas they should be part of the public record as were the Commodity subsides payouts. Commodity subsidies received by individual farmers are part of the public record and are published in a database maintained by the Environmental Working Group, a Washington, DC nonprofit. In contrast, crop insurance payouts are confidential. Even though their money is being spent, taxpayers have no way of knowing who gets how much. How convenient, if you happen to be a wealthy farmer who might not want others to know. Why keep is a secret?
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