Your Acreage/Taxation Class Question

The original parcel here, 37 acres, was not zoned ag since the previous owner had about 6 acres cut for hay which didn't meet the $1,000 production. We applied and got it once we proved the $1,000 minimum production.

I have 6 acres outside of city limits and pay 52 dollars every 6 months, because it is considered farm land....it has a barn,house, well, septic etc...


But do not have enuff land for farm plates...go figure.

Our land is zoned Ag. If we live on it and have even a small garden and some animals, it's taxed as farm. If we don't live on it, it's taxed as recreational. (a much higher tax rate...3x as high) That's in a south central county in Wisconsin.

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IN MN you have to have a minimum of 10 acres and be able to prove you are producing something for sale (ie: sales reciepts, schedule F, etc). There are a few other programs like Green Acres, Forest management, etc. In MN the Dept of Revenue has information online for those programs.

Wait, you do realize you made a typo, it is $2000 _total_ income, not per acre as you said at first???

This is directly from your state web site:

In the farmland program, the property owner is required to have at least 5 contiguous acres in their tract of land. The land must be used for farming, agriculture, horticulture and can include woodland and wasteland. Additionally, the tract must contribute at least $2,000 gross income from farming activities, each year.

http://www.maine.gov/revenue/propert...ndPrograms.htm


---->Paul

Thanks for all the great responses, and sorry for not putting my location in my profile.

Since posting, I have received my assessment, and it has information on how to appeal my classification.

Uh boy, what fun.