There are farm subsidies over there to?
Of course, but the biggest fiddle recently (apart from subsidised fictional sheep) has been horses, everyone wanted to get on that dodge.
The result now is that lots of people are stuck with loads of horses they cannot sell (and that they cannot feed after another dismal summer wrecked the winter fodder again) .
Twice recently I have been offered very fine horses as part payment for work, (I didn't take them, but one of my cousins has ended up taking 7 already this year)