I know you're probably using Michigan just as a foil, but Michigan is sort of a weird case. The land that's able to be farmed is being farmed very well. The pro

I know you're probably using Michigan just as a foil, but Michigan is sort of a weird case. The land that's able to be farmed is being farmed very well. The problem is that north of a certain point the land is just not very arable[1] due to a number of factors including soil quality and growing season length. [1]: https://project.geo.msu.edu/geogmich/ag_regions.html https://project.geo.msu.edu/geogmich/ag_regions.html