Is my land classed as agricultural if its 8 acres? who decides this?

Question

Is my land classed as agricultural if its 8 acres? who decides this?

Answer 1

your county taxation board usually decides.

Answer 2

In Ontario the municipality determines the zoning classification but to be taxed as agriculture the property has to be worked by a bonified farmer. The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) informs the municipality whether you qualify as a farmer and thus your land will be assessed as agriculture.There are criteria that have to be met such as earning  $ 7000.00 gross a year and you have to belong to a farming organization such as the Ontario Federation of agriculture (OFA) and so on. A trip to your municipal planning and tax department will help. Unless you are already being taxed as agriculture, then stay home!

Answer 3

my dads land wasnt classed as agricultural untill he started a small livery, horses stables sheds ect, how could it be classed as agricultural if there was nothing on it when you think about it. and its the local council (if you r in the uk) who decides and they can be a total pain in the bum if they dont like what your doing.

Answer 4

It is decided by the Zoning dept of your local council

Answer 5

In Ohio, land is considered agricultural (which means lower property taxes) if you either own over 10 acres or net at least $2500 annually. You have to go to the county seat and visit the tax assessor and fill out a form to be considered for CAUV.

It is the county who decides.

Answer 6

my land was decided upon as a result of the amount of income it produced agriculturally.

Answer 7

I depends upon who wants to know.  The county assessor (in Missouri) will look at it's present use and even if it's in the middle of Kansas City and surrounded with factories or houses, if it's producing a commodity crop, it's considered ag land.  For the IRS, woodland can be considered ag land if you have income from logging, etc so many years out of so many.  For the USDA, it depends upon acreage and usage.  For financial assistance for erosion control fron DNR, at least $1,000 of ag products must be sold a year.  Land may be zoned as industrial, but if used to grow crops, it's ag land.

To answer your question, you need to talk to your county assessor.  They can answer your question in the context you need.

Answer 8

It somewhat depends on why you want to know.  The federal, state and county level all have a different definition of what a makes up a farm.  Tax assessment offices have a different viewpoint of land as compared to the USDA (Dept of Agriculture).  Much of it will depend on how the land is utilized.

Answer 9

EnglishD has provided the correct answer.  It all depends on how your "neighborhood" is zoned by the county.  The area I live in is zoned "land intensive agriculture", however, a 10 minute drive into town, and I come into areas zoned " heavy industrial" and  "high density residential".  In my county , the agency to check is the Permit Resource & Management Dept.

Answer 10

It's kind of self-evident from what's on the land.

Is it built up? Is it wooded? Is it wide open areas where crops have been grown, split into areas by ditches or hedges?

Answer 11

If you work it as a smallholding, then yes. If its just lying there then no!

Answer 12

County tax office will have to decide.  Contact them.  But I can tell you that you'll have to have proof that you use the land for ag purposes in order to get the ag. exempt status