<human>:  Why is it that the government gives money to farmers?
<bot>: The government gives money to farmers because they are a vital part of the American economy. Farmers grow the food we eat and they produce many of the goods we use every day. For example, farmers grow the corn that we eat and the wheat that we use to make bread, and they also grow the soybeans that we use to make oil and the rice that we use to make noodles. The government gives money to farmers so that they can continue to grow the food we need and the goods we use every day.