Soil Group Worksheet
Are you in an Ag District?
Do you need a
Soil Group Worksheet?
We can help!
The cost is $30 per parcel.
Order online HERE
(check-out with credit card payment)
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IMPORTANT: Applications for Agricultural Assessments are due to your assessor’s office by March 1st each year, so please order early.
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**You will need your parcel number and approximate acreage.**
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The agricultural assessment program allows eligible farmland owners to receive real property assessments based on the value of their land for agricultural production rather than on its development value. Any assessed value which exceeds the equalized agricultural assessment on the land may qualify for a reduced tax assessment.
Landowners must apply to their local town assessor for an agricultural assessment. Contact information for local assessors can be found here.
For more detailed information on Ag Value Assessments, please click here to visit the NYS Department of Taxation and Finance for an overview of the rules or contact your local assessor for more detailed information on qualifying for the agricultural assessments.
Do you qualify?
To qualify for an agricultural assessment, you must meet one of the following criteria:
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Own at least seven acres of land which produces a minimum of $10,000 annually OR own less than seven acres of land which produces a minimum of $50,000 annually, on average, in the preceding two years from the sale of crops, livestock, or livestock products.
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Have a start-up farm operation in the first year of operation on owned or rented land that meets the minimum acreage and sales thresholds.
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Own rented land if the land independently satisfies the minimum acreage and sales requirements (see above) or is being used pursuant to a lease agreement of five or more years in conjunction with land which independently qualifies (in other words, if the operation leasing the land meets the acreage and sales requirements).
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If you think you qualify for an agricultural assessment, the first step is to contact your assessor who will determine if you qualify and are in need of a Soil Group Worksheet. The Soil Group Worksheets are available from Wayne County Soil and Water Conservation District.
Please contact Chase at 315-946-7200 ext. 6 if you have any questions.
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