Representative Stephen Fincher, a Tennessee Republican and member of the House Agriculture Committee that has approved a rewrite of farm programs, was the biggest recipient of the subsidies last year, according to an analysis by the Environmental Working Group, a group that seeks lower farm subsidies. Fincher and his wife, Lynn, own 50 percent of a farm and received $70,574 in direct farm subsidies last year, the group said. Enlarge image Fruit Growers Say U.S. Immigration Stunts Push for Healthy Field workers at Berries by Bill Inc. trail a tractor, planting watermelon saplings at the 200-acre farm outside Newport, Arkansas last month. Lack of labor is constraining growth of fruit and vegetable production in the state at a time when new markets are encouraging the high-value, high-nutrition crops. Photographer: Alan Bjerga/Bloomberg The second biggest recipient was Representative Doug LaMalfa, a California Republican and agriculture panel member who, along with his wife, Jill, is part owner of a farm that received direct payments of $62,857.
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