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Taxable status with no-till methods
Post At
08/17/2005 - 8:19 pm
reply from
Leonard Overmyer III
Has anyone ever run into a conflict with the land assessors over no-till practices. Though they have not come out and formally claimed this, I have someone who is indicating that land is not qualified for farm land tax exemptions unless it is tilled up and re-planted? Are not there crops that don't even require disk openers at all?
(Maybe this should be it's own subject?)
(Maybe this should be it's own subject?)
Reply at
12/16/2005 - 3:11 pm
reply from
Ron Perszewski
The following response is relayed from Dan Towery, former liaison from the Natural Resources Conservation Service to the Conservation Information Technology Service now working as a private consultant.
I am a little confused by what farmland tax exemptions the writer is talking about. Any land that is used to raise ag crops would fit the "cropland" classification for farmland. It doesn't matter if it is no-till or plowed. Wisconsin (at least some counties) do provide a reduction in farmland property taxes if farmed at or below the tolerable soil loss level. The only tax exemption (actually tax reduction) that I am aware of is if one changes the land use from cropland to woodland or wildlife. Many states allow taxation at 1/6 the value of cropland for these categories. Crops that don't require disk openers would be permanent pasture, native prairie, or woodland. Hope this helps
Dan Towery
I am a little confused by what farmland tax exemptions the writer is talking about. Any land that is used to raise ag crops would fit the "cropland" classification for farmland. It doesn't matter if it is no-till or plowed. Wisconsin (at least some counties) do provide a reduction in farmland property taxes if farmed at or below the tolerable soil loss level. The only tax exemption (actually tax reduction) that I am aware of is if one changes the land use from cropland to woodland or wildlife. Many states allow taxation at 1/6 the value of cropland for these categories. Crops that don't require disk openers would be permanent pasture, native prairie, or woodland. Hope this helps
Dan Towery
Reply at
01/ 3/2006 - 7:47 pm
reply from
Ed Winkle
There is no legal status for that explanation and a letter from your attorney should be able to clear that up quickly.
Ed Winkle
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