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Agribusiness Friendliness Index ranks states
South Dakota is the number #1 Agribusiness-friendly state according to a new index created by a couple of Colorado State University professors.
Their Agribusiness Friendliness Index takes into consideration 38 variables including local and state government policies, geography, climate and the overall state business climate. It considers ag inputs; crop, fruit and vegetable production; meat and livestock products; and, agricultural processing.
New Hampshire was rated second after South Dakota, both given overall grades of “A”. The report says both earned high marks for less government regulation, higher efficiency and greater services – “offsetting relatively weak performance in the business climate area.”
The bottom five states for Agribusiness Friendliness are: California, Hawaii, New York, Alabama and Mississippi – scoring low in government services important to agriculture, high levels of government regulation and less vibrant business climates.
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