I live in farm country. The northwest corner of Iowa is the “reddest” part of the state, having cast massive majority votes for the current president in most of the counties in this region. The economy is dominated by corn, soybeans, ethanol production and massive livestock operations focused on eggs, poultry, pork and beef. To thrive in this part of the state one has to be able to speak “agriculture” with all the boys at the local cafes and diners scattered in the small towns that dot the region. When one does join the locals for coffee, one is not likely to hear too many positive things about the proposed $12 billion “farmer bailout” proposed by the administration. These folks do not want a hand out—they want government out of their lives. If any investment is to be made, then the government ought to focus on the long game—investing in developing human capital to sustain agriculture into the next half century.