For every $1 that farmers spent on crop insurance premiums over the past 15 years, they got more than twice that much back in payouts, according to a new report. Andrew Baker/Ikon Images/Corbis hide caption
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An Illinois corn and soybean farmer walks to his tractor while cultivating his field. Seth Perlman/AP hide caption
Peanut plants grow on a Halifax, N.C., farm that received federal subsidies in 2011. Robert Willett/MCT /Landov hide caption
Corn plants dry in a drought-stricken farm field near Fritchton, Ind., last summer. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
These piglets on the Hardin farm in Danville, Ind., are going to cost more to feed than they will fetch at market. Dan Charles/NPR hide caption
The Yazoo River floodwaters inundate crops last year in Yazoo County, Mississippi Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption