The funny thing about farm exemptions, and nearly all exemptions in general, is that they provide a winning farmer, and a losing farmer. You grow the "crop of the year", and you get $$$ from the feds. You grow any other crop and you get nothing.
Does that sound fair to you? Do you actually believe that all farmers have the soil, and the weather, to grow the "crop of the year"?
You've never lived on a farm for sure!
But the one I like best is the exemptions for growing --
wait for it --
wait a little longer --
NOTHING!
That's right!
You grow a BIG FAT NOTHING, and you can get paid by our stupid federal gov't!
We've all seen how these exemptions and write offs can be used. GE makes millions of dollars in profits every year, but pays NOTHING in income tax, because of them.
Does that seem FAIR to ANYONE?
Of course not.