Farmers were sent checks from the government when corn was $7/bushel but now will not receive a direct payment when corn is down to $4/bushel. Contradictions in Ag Policy Yesterday's Wall Street Journal report about the Occupational Safety and Health Administration ignoring a statutory exemption by redefining the family farm in order to regulate them reminds us of other confusions being heard across the farm fields. For example:

Trans fats are being banned at the same time cigarettes remain legal. Localities are attempting to tax or limit portion sizes for sugary drinks at the same time marijuana is increasingly being legalized, including for recreational use. Farmers were sent checks from the government when corn was $7/bushel but n...