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
Amanda Domsitz - Aug. 7
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…
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…
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,…
It is helpful to have your property tax bill handy for this explanation of general property tax information and how it relates to CAUV. Your property tax information will typically show several different types of values: Market or appraised value:…
The recent CAUV reforms more accurately value land in conservation, but some landowners need to get with their county auditor to take advantage of the changes, said Leah Curtis, OFBF policy counsel and senior director of member engagement. “What we…
Two cases regarding Current Agricultural Use Value were decided in favor of landowners earlier this month by the Ohio Supreme Court. Ohio Farm Bureau supported plaintiffs in both cases through amicus briefs, according to Leah Curtis, policy counsel and senior…
Amanda Domsitz - Nov. 22, 2017
The recent CAUV reforms more accurately value land in conservation, but some landowners need to get with their county auditor to take advantage of the changes. Policy Counsel and Sr. Director of Member Engagement Leah Curtis explains. Listen to Legal with…
Across the Table with Adam Sharp, OFBF executive vice president If he wants, Matt Aultman can now afford to pasture a few more Nigerian dwarf goats or maybe invest a little in his small orchard, beehives, sheep, tank-raised fish or…
Lucas County Auditor to hold CAUV meetings throughout the month of September.
The CAUV changes signed into law included a key provision focusing on conservation and, in turn, water quality. Previously, farmers were discouraged from idling land for conservation because it was taxed as though it is producing crops. Now, CAUV land…