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Maryland Farm Bureau lays out priorities; Eastern Shore lawmakers warn estate tax, budget shifts threaten farms
Summary
Maryland Farm Bureau highlighted private property rights, solar siting and agricultural education as top priorities; delegation members and farm leaders warned that proposed estate-tax changes and state cost shifts to counties could force land-rich, cash-poor family farms to sell.
Tyler Huff, director of government relations for Maryland Farm Bureau, told the Eastern Shore delegation Jan. 24 that the organization's top three policy priorities for 2025 are private property rights and eminent domain protections, solar-energy siting that preserves prime farmland, and expansion of agricultural education including FFA and 4‑H programs.
Huff described the Farm Bureau’s grassroots structure and…
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