NEW : `` Safety net is going to protect a lot more of those producers , '' economist says . An Arkansas farmer says he was compelled sell his cattle because he was short on feed . About 75 % of all food found in the supermarket contains corn , officials say . He said the government should have stepped in and bought up all the grain before it went bad. Agriculture secretary expanded emergency disaster assistance Wednesday .
NEW : `` Safety net is going to protect a lot more of those producers , '' economist says . An Arkansas farmer says he was compelled sell his cattle because he was short on feed . He said the government should have stepped in and bought up all the grain before it went bad. Agriculture secretary expanded emergency disaster assistance Wednesday .