Price County Land Conservation

Preserving Price County's Farmland...

The Farmland Preservation Program (FPP) provides property tax relief to farmers and protects Wisconsin Farmland through local land use planning and soil conservation practices. Property tax relief is provided to farmers whose land is either under exclusive agricultural zoning or under a Farmland Preservation Program Agreement.

In Price County, 67 landowners have Farmland Preservation Agreements with the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. Twenty-six farmers claimed tax credits totaling $13,281 and averaged $511 in tax credit each. The Price County Land Conservation Department is required to monitor at least 25% of the participants each year to measure conservation plan compliance. In 2000, status reviews were made on 25 farms and program assistance was provided to 8 participants.

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