Our View: Getting it wrong

Fortunately there is time to make adjustments to the $1 trillion mash up known as the Farm Bill. The version accepted by Congress contains many flaws.

It was imperative that Congress passed such a measure after stalling on the project last year, leaving producers, consumers and the food-related industry in limbo. And there is much to like in the delayed bill, including provisions to end direct payments (more commonly known as subsidies).

But some in Congress won massive cuts—worth some $20.5 billion—to the food stamp program. In addition, the body has indicated it will bar anyone convicted of...