I can name a whole lot of farmers who lost more than than through equipment devaluation after all the quota cuts. People have to understand that a quota buyout will not necessarily help farmers that much as the quota and land are mostly owned by people who do not farm.
Most farmers own little land and most of their holdings are in equipment.
I personally do not think that congress will give 15-18 billion dollars to buy out quota and then keep a program for farmers. Do completely away with the program. Then the companies can set the price with the world market and can give the allotment to whoever they want and in whatever part of the state they want. What they are trying to achieve is to get things the way they want without paying for it. Buying out the allotment will probably end up with farmers left in limbo without an equal buyout for the farmer.