July/August 2024 Our Ohio

The July/August 2024 magazine takes a comprehensive look at Current Agricultural Use Value and features a lifelong farmer who oversees…

CAUV: Past, present and future

Taking a look at the history of CAUV can help with understanding its structure, fluidity and the eternal vigilance needed by Ohio Farm Bureau and our members for its sustainability.

Who oversees CAUV appraisals in Ohio? A farmer

Kelly Tennant’s story starts as many others in agriculture do, but her current day job impacts Ohio ag more than most.

Q&A: Conservation practices and CAUV savings

Learn more about eligibility and how to include conservation practices on CAUV enrollment forms.

Smaller farms can benefit from CAUV

Bob and Polly Givens are on a mission to inform small landowners-homesteaders of the advantages of CAUV.

Development pressure, high farmland prices a big concern

With the pressure on Ohio farms, perhaps the most important way farmers can afford to keep farming is with the protection of CAUV.

Spawning a fish farm over time

Mark DePugh was on the fence about renewing his CAUV enrollment, until he realized the amount of tax savings he would be missing.

Advocating for CAUV in Ashtabula County

When David Thomas took office as county auditor in Ashtabula County in 2019, one of his very first priorities was to begin a strong CAUV outreach effort with the county’s farmers.

Standing guard

Our work to protect and refine CAUV continues. And, as always, membership makes it happen.

Protecting your farmland investment

In a skyrocketing farmland market, it’s more important than ever to make sure you’re protected from the many liabilities that come from farmland ownership.