Farmers Likely to Get Smaller Government Payments in 2017 Taylor Hillman February 13, 2017 General One factor expected to help bring net farm income down slightly this year is projected lower direct government payments to farmers. Gary Crawford has the story. USDA Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Related