Lucas County Auditor to hold CAUV meetings throughout the month of September.
CAUV
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
Conservation encouraged through new CAUV changes
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…
Preserving farmland through tax reform
For more than 40 years CAUV has been preserving farms, but this year it was time for an update. Katherine Harrison smiled as she looked out over her small livestock farm on the fringes of Canal Winchester and Groveport in…
WE DID IT: CAUV reform is passed
Thanks to the perseverance of our members and diligent work of Farm Bureau staff, Current Agricultural Use Value reform was made law by the passage of the state budget this summer. “This outcome was the result of a concerted, three-year…
CAUV farmland tax rate FAQs
You’ve got CAUV questions, we’ve got answers. When will I see a reduction in taxes? How much will my taxes go down? Will it affect land conservation? Ohio Farm Bureau has the answers to these questions and more in regard to…
Lucas County auditor offers CAUV, Ag District Town Hall meetings
Anita Lopez, Lucas County auditor, invites you to attend a town hall meeting regarding the Current Agricultural Use Value (CAUV) and Agricultural District programs. Although it’s not required, you may RSVP for the events by calling the auditor’s office at…
Amanda Domsitz - Aug. 9
Legal With Leah: CAUV Reform
CAUV reform is now a reality. OFBF Policy Counsel Leah Curtis explains the improvements and how Farm Bureau members made it happen. Listen to Legal with Leah, a podcast featuring Ohio Farm Bureau’s Policy Counsel Leah Curtis discussing topics impacting landowners.
Farm Bureau celebrates more accurate taxes for farmland
Ohio’s farmers and rural communities will benefit from reforms to the state’s farmland tax policy, culminating a three-year effort led by Ohio Farm Bureau. The reforms were included in the new state budget signed by Gov. John Kasich.
Conservation a key component for CAUV reform
The state budget has to be signed into law by Gov John Kasich June 30, and Ohio Farm Bureau’s top priority issue – changes to the Current Agricultural Use Value formula – is slated to be a part of it….
Members: Tell Senate you support CAUV reform
Ohio Farm Bureau is asking its members once again to call their member of the Ohio Senate and ask him or her to support CAUV language in the state budget. A legislator phone number look up is available online, or…