Why is th University of Illinois Competing With the Small Farmer?

Apparently, the University of Illinois, Urbana, is a major beneficiary of the U.S. farm subsidy program. In 2003, the university agricultural programs earned $264,527 in subsidy payments. The subsidized crops were as follows: corn, soybeans, dairy programs, livestock, wheat, oats, wool and sorghum. A total of 23 counties made government payments to the university.

Five farm trusts are listed as earning part of the amount for the university, which may mean that a farm was donated to the school upon the owner’s death that would provide an income for the agricultural programs. Those trusts are: the Robert Spilman Trust, the Norton Trust Farm, the Joseph Fleming Trust U of I, the Helen & Mildred Stewart Trust and the Marshall Scott Estate.

What is the University of Illinois, Urbana, teaching its agriculture students?
To grow crops that are already in surplus?
To compete unfairly with third world countries?
To compete with the smaller Illinois farmer who is struggling to feed his family?