Crop insurance reforms needed, some say

Federal crop insurance subsidies grew to record highs last year and a growing chorus of farmers and other groups say the system needs reform.

They say a lack of transparency about where the money goes and a system that favors a small segment of farmers on large commodity crop farms unfairly puts smaller, beginner and more diversified farmers at a disadvantage.

Todd Leake, who farms 2,000 acres nea...