LWCD Farmland Preservation

Tax Credits

Eligible landowners may collect one of the following per acre amounts by filing Schedule FC-A with their income tax return:

  • $5.00 for farmers with a farmland preservation agreement signed after July 1, 2009 and located in an agricultural enterprise area
  • $7.50 for farmers in an area zoned for farmland preservation

There is no cap on the amount of credit that an individual can claim or on the amount of acreage eligible for a credit.

Who is Eligible?

Eligibility Requirements

  1. Acres claimed must be located in a farmalnd preservation area identified in a certified county farmland preservation plan.  Eligible land includes agricultural land or permanent undeveloped natural resource areas or open space land that is in an area certified for farmland preservation zoning, and/or located in a designated agricultural enterprise area and under a farmland preservation agreement.
  2. Claimants must have $6,000 in gross farm revenue in the past year or $18,000 in the past three years.  Income from rental receipts of farm ac
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