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What is the Problem?
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Farmland Is Being Converted To Urban Uses
• America paved over 6 million acres of agricultural land from 1992-97.
• 1.2 million acres per year.
• 2 acres per minute!
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We’re Spreading Out
• Population increases on outer edges of cities and in rural areas
• US population growth:
0.96% annual increase
• Acres used for single family housing:
2.02% annual increase
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We’re Using More Acreage Per New House
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0.5
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1.5
2
Acres
1950
1997
Since 1994, 55% of developed land in 10+ acre lots!
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Why Save Farm, Forest and Ranch Land?
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Smart Move for the Community
• Agriculture contributes directly to the local economy.
• Privately owned agricultural land generates more in taxes than it uses in services.
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Median cost per dollar of revenue raised to provide public services.
Cost of Community Services
$1.15
$0.27$0.36
$-
$1.00
$2.00
Median Cost (March 2002)
Residential
Comm/Ind
Farm/Open
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Natural Resource Protection
• 932 million acres of private agricultural land
• 60% of wetlands and 38% of woodlands found on farms
• Developed land has far more negative long-term implications
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Quality of Life
• Hard to quantify, but very important
• Scenic amenities
• Sense of place
• Community appreciation of farms
• Tourist appreciation as well
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86% of US Fruit Production.86% of US Fruit Production.
86% of Vegetables.86% of Vegetables.
63% of Dairy Products.63% of Dairy Products.
Food Production
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OBJECTIVES OF FARMLAND PROTECTION PROGRAMS
Respond to the effects of nonfarm development on the farmer:
• Increasing land prices
• Increasing property taxes
• Increasing number of nonfarm neighbors
• Increasing costs of doing business
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OBJECTIVES OF FARMLAND PROTECTION PROGRAMS
Respond to the effects of nonfarm development on the community:
• Decreasing farm economy
• Increasing demand for community services
• Loss of open space
• Changing community character
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OBJECTIVES OF FARMLAND PROTECTION PROGRAMS
Respond to the effects of nonfarm development on the environment:
• Loss of wildlife habitat
• Negative impacts on water and air quality
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OBJECTIVES OF FARMLAND PROTECTION PROGRAMS
Create options and opportunities for agriculture and farmers:
• Transfer farm to next generation
• Create new markets for farm products
• Improve existing farm operations
• Create new farming operations
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OBJECTIVES OF FARMLAND PROTECTION PROGRAMS
Create an environment that supports and promotes agriculture:
• Protect land equity
• Engage the nonfarm public
• Stabilize the agriculture infrastructure
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Farmland Protection Tools and Techniques
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Conservation Easement
A voluntary, legal agreement between a landowner and a conservation organization or government agency that permanently limits a property’s uses in order to protect the property’s conservation values.
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Agricultural Conservation Easement
• Protects the agricultural value and productivity of the land.
• Limits or restricts non-farm development and subdivision.
• Flexibility allows farm to adapt to changing economic conditions.
• Places few limits, if any, on agricultural development or activities.
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Purchase of Development Rights Programs
• Pay property owners to keep land available for agriculture.
• Landowners sell agricultural conservation easements to a government agency or private conservation organization.
• Voluntary.
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Value of Easements
$5,000
$2,000
$3,000
$-
$1,000
$2,000
$3,000
$4,000
$5,000
$6,000
Land Value BeforeEasement
Land Value w/Easement
Easement Value
Land Value
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State and Local PDR ProgramsFebruary 2003
Local Farmland Protection Programs
State Farmland Protection Programs
State and Local Farmland Protection Programs
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Status of PDR Programs – (Totals as of January 2002)
• 22 state level programs
922,287 acres protected.
$1.4 billion spent.
• 40+ independently funded local programs
213,654 acres protected.
$604 million spent.
• 25 states have a state and/or local program
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Sample state PDR program activity (as of
1/02)
State Acres Easements $ Spent (M)
Pennsylvania 209,338 1,657 419.3
Maryland 198,276 1,395 258.0
California 13,480 49 16.2
Vermont 88,281 278 44.5
Delaware 60,619 273 61.0
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Sources of PACE Funding
• General obligation and special purpose bonds.
• Annual appropriations.
• Real estate transfer taxes.
• Dedicated increase in property taxes.
• Federal Farmland Protection program (FRPP).
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Benefits of PDR to landowners
• Voluntary.
• Permanently protects land from development.
• Converts equity in land into cash.
• Offers a viable alternative to development or financing.
• Keeps ownership and management of land in private hands.
• Involves the public in supporting farming.
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Drawbacks of PACE Programs
• Voluntary.
• Expensive!
• May not protect “critical mass of farmland”
• Monitoring and enforcement require major resource investment.
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Transfer of Development Rights
• Allows landowners to transfer the right to develop one parcel to a different parcel
• Established through local zoning
• Can protect farmland by shifting development
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Calvert County, Maryland
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Transfer of Development Rights, 2003
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• Demand for growth in receiving areas– TDR is not a no-growth option; depends
on steady growth to work
• Political will to implement and maintain– Should limit development in sending area– Should allow less development than
market will bear in receiving area
• Planning department with time/resources
Conditions for TDR to work
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• Density transfer fees to a land preservation fund in lieu of transfers between landowners (Berthoud, and Larimer County, CO, and Hadley and Hatfield, MA).
• Farmland conversion mitigation fees (Davis and Yolo County, CA) -- any zoning change "from an Agricultural Zoning Classification to a Non-Agricultural Classification" requires mitigation at a 1:1 ratio.
TDR: Variations on a Theme
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Agricultural District Laws
• Allow farmers to form areas where commercial ag is encouraged
• Authorized by state legislatures and implemented locally
• 18 ag district programs in 16 states
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Agricultural Districts, 2003
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Benefits of Agricultural District Programs• Can be tailored to local conditions
• Programs help stabilize the land base
• Low public cost
• Enrollment is voluntary
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Drawbacks of Agricultural District Programs
• Sanctions may not discourage conversion
• May not stem expansion of public services
• Incentives may not encourage farmer enrollment
• Creating districts can be a long and complex process
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Pennsylvania Ag Security Areas
• Limitations on use of eminent domain.
• State agency review on projects w/in ASA.
• Local planning requirement.
• Farmers receive extra right-to-farm protection.
• Enrollment in ASA = PACE eligibility.
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Growth Management Measures
• Agricultural Protection Zoning
• Cluster Development
• Urban Growth Boundaries
• Adequate Public Facilities Ordinances
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• Restrictions on non-farm development
• Restrictions on subdivision
• Restrictions on lot size
• Site design review guidelines
• Setbacks and buffers
• Criteria for rezoning
Agricultural Protection Zoning
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Types of APZ Ordinances
• Exclusive agricultural zoning– prohibits all non-farm uses
• Non exclusive agricultural zoning– limits the number dwellings allowed
• Large minimum lot size APZ• Area based APZ
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Benefits of APZ
• Inexpensive way to protect ag land
• Helps prevent urban sprawl
• Reduces infrastructure costs
• Can be implemented quickly
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Drawbacks of APZ
• Not permanent
• Generally reduces land values
• Difficult to enact
• Difficult to monitor and enforce
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Cluster Development
• Houses grouped together on small lots to protect open land
• May still not allow for production agriculture
• Most effective as open space protection or providing buffer
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Calvert County, Maryland
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Urban Growth Boundaries
• Area to accommodate anticipated growth
• Guide infrastructure decisions
• Encourage orderly growth
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Adequate Public Facilities Ordinances
• Prevent development until services are in place
• Ensures that communities account for services needed for new development
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Agricultural Tax Programs
• Helps farmers stay in business
• Treats farmers fairly
• Protects farmland by easing financial pressures that may force conversion
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Types of Agricultural Tax Programs
• Differential Assessment– Taxes agricultural land at agricultural
value– Every state but Michigan
• Circuit Breaker Laws– Offers tax credits– MI, WI, NY have income tax credit– Iowa has school tax credit
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Benefits of Agricultural Tax Programs
• Reduces farmers’ tax burdens
• Targets tax credits to farmers and ranchers
• Can help prevent conversions of enrolled farmland
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Drawbacks of Agricultural Tax Programs• Does not ensure permanent protection
• Circuit breaker programs may require large public expenditures
• Often is not limited only to farmers
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Agricultural Tax Programs: Variations on a Theme
• California, Williamson Act: “Rolling” 10-year term easement in return for use-value taxation. – “Super” Williamson Act: 20-year term =
more benefits, including additional 35% property tax reduction.
• Clifton Park, NY, Local Tax Reduction: 10-20% additional tax reduction in return for
15-25 term easement.
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It’s not just open space…
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It’s not “farmland” without farmers …
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Planning for Agriculture,not just around it!
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Planning for Agriculture• Critical mass of farmland• Avoid urban land use conflicts• Expand and diversify markets• Adequate farm support services• Reasonable regulations• Access to capital• Farm transition and transfer
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Right-To-Farm Laws
• Discourage neighbors from suing farmers
• Help protect farmers using sound agricultural practices
• Document state or local support of farming
• Limit ability to alter farming ordinances
• Gives farmers a sense of security
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Conservation Opportunities in the 2002 Farm Bill
• Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP): $9 billion total funding; $1.97 million to HI FY’03.
• Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP): $1.5 billion total funding; $865,700 to HI FY’03.
• Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP): $700 million total funding; $377,000 to HI FY’03.
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Conservation Opportunities in the 2002 Farm Bill
• Farm and Ranch land Protection Program (FRPP): $1 billion total funding; $0 to HI FY’03.
• Conservation Security Program (CSP): New incentive program for farm and ranch stewardship practices; $2 billion.
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Investing in the Future of Agriculture: MA PDR Study Participation in the Massachusetts PDR program is a key element of a comprehensive strategy to keep farms viable for the future.
• 81% of farmers noted the desire to protect land for farming as a motivation for selling an easement.
• 55% used easement proceeds to re-invest in their farms, in addition to 66% that also paid off debts.
• 73% made changes on their farms that they overwhelmingly feel will help the long-term viability and profitability of their farms.
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Investing in the Future of Agriculture: MA PDR Study Participation in the Massachusetts PDR program is a key element of a comprehensive strategy to keep farms viable for the future.
• 66% feel that owning protected land makes farming more viable.
• More than 90% plan to continue the agricultural use of their land.
• 73% of farmers intend to pass on their land to a family member.
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From the Field: VT PDR Study
• More than 70% of farmers used the proceeds to improve or expand their farms.
Of these farmers; • 79% felt the changes made were important to the profitability of the operation.
• 84% cited the program as an important reason they could make these management and operational changes.
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From the Field: VT PDR Study
• 73% of farmers surveyed feel that the program has positively affected their ability to stay in farming.
• 67% of participants feel the program will enable them to pass the farm to the next generation in the family.
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Ties farm business planning with term easement:
Planning for diversification and modernization.
Implementation grants, 20K or 40K.
5 or 10-year restrictive covenants.
PDR farmers get priority for business plans.
Massachusetts Ag Viability Program
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Community Supported Agriculture
•Each shareholder, as a member of the farm community, buys a "share of the harvest.“
•This fee supports the running costs of the farm.
•In return, the farm supplies a weekly share of produce.
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• Agricultural zoning covers 90,000 acres, with ag processing as a permitted use.
• PACE program. Protected 2,500 acres, so far.
• County tourism centered on “Tulip Festival.”
• Agricultural economic development plan is being developed.
• County Agricultural Advisory Board.
• County taking pro-active stance to balance the needs of farming with resource needs to protect endangered fishing stocks.
Skagit County, Washington
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What’s at stake?
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What’s at stake?