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Michigan
Senator Carl Levin
Senator Debbie Stabenow
STATE HIGHLIGHTS
| Number of Farms |
53,305 |
| Number of Government Subsidy Recipients |
27,458 |
| Michigan's Share of U.S. Agricultural Production |
2% |
| Michigan's Share of U.S. Subsidy Payments |
2% |
| Conservation Funding Shortfall |
$33,857,229 |
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
| Market Value of Agricultural Production (2002) |
$3,772,435,000 |
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U.S. Rank |
22 |
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Percent of Gross State Product |
1% |
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Percent of all U.S. Agricultural Product |
2% |
| Total Land in Farms |
8,792,424 acres |
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Farmland as Percent of Total Land Area |
24% |
| Agricultural Market Value per Acre |
$429 |
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U.S. Rank |
12 |
| Number of Farms |
53,305 |
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U.S. Rank |
16 |
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Percent of all U.S. Farms |
3% |
Sources: 2002 USDA Census of Agriculture and U.S Bureau of Economic Analysis. This is the most recent available data. Rankings were calculated by AFT based on the Census of Agriculture data.
Top Five Agricultural Products, Market Value of Sales ($1000) |
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Market Value |
% of State Market Value |
Grains and oilseeds |
$990,921 |
26% |
Milk products |
$697,920 |
19% |
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture and sod crops |
$628,699 |
17% |
Vegetables, melons, potatoes and sweet potatoes |
$322,510 |
9% |
Cattle and calves |
$298,517 |
8% |
Source: 2002 Census of Agriculture
Number of Farms Categorized by Annual Sales |
|
Number |
Percent of Farms |
Less than $100,000 |
46,814 |
88% |
$100,000 – $250,000 |
3,231 |
6% |
More than $250,000 |
3,260 |
6% |
Source: 2002 Census of Agriculture
VALUE-ADDED AGRICULTURE
| Number of Organic Farms |
260 |
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U.S. Rank |
16 |
| Market Value of Organic Agriculture |
$3,740,252 |
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Share of National Organic Market |
1% |
| Number of Direct Market Producers |
4,357 |
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U.S. Rank |
8 |
| Market Value of Direct Market Goods |
$37,269,000 |
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U.S. Rank |
4 |
| Number of Farmer's Markets |
143 |
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U.S. Rank |
6 |
Source: 2002 Census of Agriculture
COMMODITY AND DISASTER PROGRAMS
| Total Government Subsidy Payments* |
$178,986,319 |
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Percent of U.S. Subsidies |
2% |
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U.S. Rank |
18 |
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Ag Market Value Rank |
22 |
Total Number of Subsidy Recipients**
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27,458 |
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Average Subsidy per Subsidy Recipient, 2004 |
$6,519 |
Subsidy Programs
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Direct Payments |
$88,395,645 |
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Counter-Cyclical Payments (CCPs) |
$5,745,302 |
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Loan Deficiency Payments (LDPs) |
$55,683,835 |
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Disaster Payments |
$20,752,983 |
*Source: All payment data in this category is courtesy of Environmental Working Group (EWG), and comes from the most recent year available (2005).
This number reflects the total number of crop-specific government subsidy payments; it includes counter-cyclical, direct, loan deficiency, dairy, and disaster payments.
**This figure excludes recipients of conservation program payments, which are not tied to the production of specific commodities. It should be noted that this figure counts some non-farmers who nevertheless receive government payments because they own farm land or are affiliated with a farming operation. In several regions, this leads to a situation in which there are more recipients of government payments than farm operators in the district.
Commodity Subsidy Programs in Michigan |
Product Produced |
Number of Recipients, 2004 |
Total Amount Disbursed, 2004 |
% of Operators Receiving Subsidy |
Average Payment Per Recipient |
Wheat |
18,657 |
$12,298,144 |
23% |
$659 |
Corn |
24,758 |
$117,100,395 |
31% |
$4,730 |
Soybeans |
17,722 |
$21,889,709 |
22% |
$1,235 |
Cotton |
0 |
$0 |
<1% |
$0 |
Rice |
0 |
$0 |
<1% |
$0 |
Dairy |
2,336 |
$8,408,554 |
3% |
$3,600 |
CONSERVATION PROGRAMS
| Working Land Stewardship Programs |
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Total Funding, 2005 |
$28,384,384 |
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U.S. Rank |
17 |
| Land Retirement Conservation Programs |
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Total Funding, 2005 |
$26,766,050 |
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U.S. Rank |
20 |
Major USDA Working Land Stewardship Programs in Michigan |
Program |
FY2005 Funding |
Number of Applicants |
% of Applications not Funded |
Budget Shortfall |
Conservation Security Program |
$5,137,320 |
Data Not Available |
Data Not Available |
Data Not Available |
Environmental Quality Incentives Program |
$18,629,584 |
532 |
28% |
$6,172,421 |
Farm and Ranch Land Protection Program |
$4,163,108 |
37 |
70% |
$22,188,000 |
Grassland Reserve Program |
$957,192 |
56 |
77% |
$5,437,026 |
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program |
$440,181 |
70 |
11% |
$59,782 |
All Programs |
$28,384,384 |
695 |
47% |
$33,857,229 |
USDA Land Retirement Programs in Michigan |
Program |
FY2005 Funding |
Acres enrolled in 2005 |
Average Payment per Acre |
Conservation Reserve Program |
$18,472,000 |
257,957 |
$72 |
Wetlands Reserve Program |
$8,294,050 |
2,516 |
$N/A |
*Sources: National Resources Inventory, 1997 and 2002; U.S. Department of Agriculture
FARM OPERATORS
| Number of Farm Operators |
79,863 |
| Average Operator Age |
54 |
| Hired Labor |
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Number of Workers Hired by Farms |
86,855 |
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Average Number of Hired Workers Per Farm |
1.63 |
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Number of Migrant Workers |
1,555 |
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Total Worker Payroll |
$469,731,000 |
Number of Minority Operators
(does not include Latino/Hispanic operators) |
871 |
| Percent Minority Operators |
1% |
Farm Operators by Race and Ethnicity |
White |
77,302 |
American Indian or Alaskan Native |
264 |
Asian |
74 |
African American |
243 |
Native Hawaiian |
25 |
More Than One Race |
265 |
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino
|
1,145 |
Source: 2002 Census of Agriculture. Note: Because of the way USDA counts farm operators, the number of operators may not exactly match the sum of operators from all races and ethnicities. For the purpose of counting operator race, only the first 3 farm operators are counted in the Census of Agriculture.
“Hispanic” is considered an ethnicity, and so this category includes several races that are also included separately in the “operator race” count, above.
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