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| CURRENT AGRICULTURAL USE VALUE | |
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| Allows the county auditor to value farmland at its crop production value rather than its highest and best use value. | |
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| Protects the farmer from paying unnecessarily high property taxes for farmland. |
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| Encourages
farmers to keep farming and producing food which benefits us all. |
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| ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS | |
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| 1. Any tract of agricultural land of 10 acres or more which has been devoted exclusively to agricultural commercial use for the last three years is eligible. |
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| 2. A smaller tract may be included if the tract produced an average gross income of $2,500 or more from sales of agricultural commercial products during the previous three years. | |
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| 3.
Multiple parcels may be combined in order to meet eligibility as long as the deeds are titled in precisely the same name(s). |
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| 4. Applicants must pay a one-time $25.00 enrollment fee, then renew without cost annually before the first Monday in March. |
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