Adverse Impact of Reductions in Subsidies on Farmland Values Is Determined by These Factors.

Four maps of the United States that show the areas that would suffer the greatest loss of farmland value as a result of reductions in subsidies, based on four different factors. The Northern Plains, the Central Plains, the Mississippi Valley, and areas of the South would suffer a loss of farmland values because they are heavily dependent on government subsidies. The Northern Plains, the Central Plains, and portions of the Northeast would incur a loss in farmland values because of diminishing populations. The Northern Plains and the Great Lakes region lack natural amenities that could otherwise support farmland values. Areas that would suffer loss of farmland values because they are not near metropolitan areas are scattered throughout the country, but are concentrated in the Northern and Central Plains.

Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture/Economic Research Service for the information regarding dependence on government subsidies, natural amenities, and proximity to metro area; U.S. Census Bureau for information regarding population trends