https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2023/09/07/is-it-time-to-rethink-how-the-farm-bill-works

"…we are pursuing strategies that are not sustainable. We are growing cotton in the desert in Arizona, which is heavily subsidized by the way, both in terms of the water and that we prop up the price of cotton…

And the climate crisis is changing, growing seasons and stresses…making it harder and more expensive. Particularly for farmers that want to practice regenerative agriculture…
Traps them in a cycle, which is not necessarily what American consumers want or need."