TENNESSEE: As Senate Nears Action on Farm Bill, Economic Study Shows Tennessee Would Benefit from Shifting Some Direct Payment Subsidies to Conservation Funding
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE(Washington, DC – September 27, 2007) A new analysis of Farm Bill spending by a former USDA economist shows that farmers in Tennessee would receive $8,675,993 more in annual federal support by shifting “direct” subsidy payments to provide $6 billion more in funding for voluntary USDA conservation programs than they would receive if the current Farm Bill were extended.* USDA conservation programs help farmers provide cleaner air, cleaner water, and wildlife habitat and protect farmland from development. Increasing funding for conservation programs by $6 billion is the stated goal of Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Tom Harkin. His committee is expected to consider how to revise the Farm Bill as soon as next week.
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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