Preserve Your Farm
Facts about farmland preservation :
- Farmland Preservation is an active state program that purchases the development rights of your land.
- You will retain full ownership of your land parcels.
- You may choose to retain the right to build one, or multiple homes on allotments
- pic of allotment.
- Existing homes may be rebuilt.
- You may keep pets on preserved land, including horses, goats, dogs, etc.
- Farmland Preservation will always pay as much as a developer, frequently more.
- Certain conditions mean you will be paid extra.
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- You will pay reduced taxes at a farmland assessment.
- Your farm will be preserved forever.
- To start is non-binding.
- You may accept or decline the offer with no penalty.
- The State prepares all agreements for free at zero cost to you.
- The process takes about 1 year.
- If you choose to accept, you will be paid with one big check that goes straight into your bank account.
- After your land is preserved, you will still own your land to enjoy, build on allotments, or sell.