MICHIGAN: As Senate Nears Action on Farm Bill, Economic Study Shows Michigan Would Benefit from Shifting Some Direct Payment Subsidies to Conservation Funding
*Below is a list of the 37 states that would benefit from shifting direct subsidy payments to conservation funding and the annual net gain they would receive compared to an extension of the current Farm Bill:
Alabama | $27,947,656 |
Alaska | $1,326,730 |
Arizona | $9,921,190 |
California | $10,922,894 |
Colorado | $20,326,568 |
Connecticut | $3,057,138 |
Delaware | $3,645,395 |
Florida | $26,021,150 |
Georgia | $13,223,343 |
Hawaii | $4,101,699 |
Idaho | $8,624,625 |
Kentucky | $17,716,677 |
Maine | $13,534,158 |
Maryland | $5,113,399 |
Massachusetts | $4,117,188 |
Michigan | $925,796 |
Mississippi | $4,758,553 |
Missouri | $5,979,201 |
Montana | $18,509,533 |
Nevada | $7,785,134 |
New Hampshire | $3,371,618 |
New Jersey | $2,470,688 |
New Mexico | $17,338,705 |
New York | $18,785,058 |
North Carolina | $33,392,817 |
Oklahoma | $1,949,912 |
Oregon | $17,730,402 |
Pennsylvania | $12,920,165 |
Rhode Island | $1,279,274 |
South Carolina | $10,279,307 |
Tennessee | $8,675,993 |
Utah | $24,358,434 |
Vermont | $8,283,516 |
Virginia | $18,575,900 |
Washington | $10,968,581 |
West Virginia | $18,037,253 |
Wyoming | $21,295,176 |
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