Committee approves voluntary farmland preservation rules, sets 130-point threshold and Sept. 1 application window
The Department of Agriculture won committee approval for voluntary farmland preservation rules, including a 200-point scorecard with a 130 minimum for consideration and an anticipated application period beginning Sept. 1; the department said $25 million is available for the program and that scoring criteria will be released after committee approval.
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Assistant Commissioner Logan Hess and Commissioner Andy Holt presented a rule package creating a voluntary farmland preservation program using permanent conservation easements, consolidating dairy rules and cleaning up administrative rules. The package describes eligible expenses (appraisals, surveys, title work, management plans) and a joint application process between landowners and qualified easement holders.
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