Current Agricultural Use Value, or CAUV, is a program where farmland is taxed at a rate that reflects its value for agricultural purposes instead of its value as development property. It was enacted by Ohio voters in 1973 as a means to preserve farmland. Since 2014, Ohio Farm Bureau has been working to reform how CAUV is calculated and those reforms were passed in June 2017. FAQ
Kelli Milligan Stammen - July 29, 2020
In 2017, Ohio Farm Bureau members pushed for CAUV reform and that work has paid off as the declines to members’ tax values continue to grow. The Current Agricultural Use Value program allows farmland devoted exclusively to commercial agriculture to…
Mary Wallencheck - May 18, 2020
The Lorain County auditor will begin conducting the required annual inspection of properties enrolled in the CAUV program beginning June 8 ending Aug. 1. Please read the attached letter from the County Auditor’s office: CAUV Learn more about CAUV
Joe Cornely - Aug. 7, 2019
Ohio farmland tax valuations continue to decline across the state according to a new study from Ohio State University. The study shows tax valuations have dropped by one third since the Current Agricultural Use Value formula was changed by the…
Ohio Farm Bureau Staff - July 23, 2019
Some aspects of the new two-year state budget will better protect farmers from nuisance lawsuits. Ohio Farm Bureau Policy Counsel Leah Curtis visits with Ohio Farm Bureau Director of Media Relations Ty Higgins about the language included in the budget and…
Ohio Farm Bureau Staff - July 9, 2019On this episode of Legal with Leah, Senior Director of Corporate Communications Joe Cornely discusses what farmers and landowners should do if they have taken prevent plant payments and their land is in the Current Agriculture Use Value program. Complete…
Kelli Milligan Stammen - Dec. 30, 2018
Farm Bureau continued to fight for members’ rights and interests on several fronts in 2018. Water quality and how to help ensure a cleaner Lake Erie while continuing to defend members’ right to farm remained a top priority for Farm…
Amy Beth Graves - Sept. 5, 2018There is good news for the 24 Ohio counties that are up for reappraisal this year for their Current Agricultural Use Value (CAUV). Landowners in these counties will see an average 30 percent decrease in their farmland values and similar…
Amanda Kolitsos - Aug. 7, 2018
New, lower CAUV valuations will be applied this year in 24 Ohio counties. Farm Bureau Policy Counsel Leah Curtis talks about what this means and how it came to be. Listen to Legal with Leah, a podcast featuring Ohio Farm Bureau’s…
Kelli Milligan Stammen - April 3, 2018
Montgomery County Farm Bureau member Carolyn “Sunny” Hickey has watched her own pocket of paradise become an island unto itself since she and her late husband, Don, bought their 15-plus acres 44 years ago. “More and more we’re becoming more…
Leah Curtis - Feb. 1, 2018
Property tax bills are reaching mailboxes again, and in counties reassessed in 2017 landowners are already seeing the impacts of CAUV reform. Those counties are seeing a 30 percent decrease in their land values and similar decreases in their taxes,…
