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Agriculture Security Areas are a tool for protecting our farms and farmland from of non-agriculture uses. This version of the data is for public use. |
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Agriculture Security Areas are a tool for protecting our farms and farmland from of non-agriculture uses. This version of the data is for public use. |
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Crawford County Conservation District |
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<div style='text-align:Left; font-size:12pt;'><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:1.5rem; font-family:"Avenir Next W01", "Avenir Next W00", "Avenir Next", Avenir, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif;'><span style='font-family:inherit;'>Agriculture Security Areas are a tool for protecting our farms and farmland from of non-agriculture uses. To establish an ASA, a petition is submitted to the township supervisors by the farmers. These security areas are re-evaluated every seven years; however, new parcels of farmland may be added to an established ASA at any time. A combined minimum of 250 acres is required for the establishment of an ASA.</span></p><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:1.5rem; font-family:"Avenir Next W01", "Avenir Next W00", "Avenir Next", Avenir, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif;'><span style='font-family:inherit;'></span></p><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:1.5rem; font-family:"Avenir Next W01", "Avenir Next W00", "Avenir Next", Avenir, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif;'><span style='font-family:inherit;'>An ASA may include non-adjacent farmland parcels of at least 10 acres or be able to produce $2,000 annually from the sale of agricultural products.</span></p><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:1.5rem; font-family:"Avenir Next W01", "Avenir Next W00", "Avenir Next", Avenir, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif;'><span style='font-family:inherit;'></span></p><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:1.5rem; font-family:"Avenir Next W01", "Avenir Next W00", "Avenir Next", Avenir, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif;'><span style='font-family:inherit; font-weight:bold;'>Participants receive special consideration regarding:</span></p><ul><li><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px;'><span style='font-family:inherit;'>Protection from local ordinances and nuisance lawsuits affecting normal farming activities.</span></p></li><li><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px;'><span style='font-family:inherit;'>Review of farmland condemnation by state and local government agencies.</span></p></li></ul><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:1.5rem; font-family:"Avenir Next W01", "Avenir Next W00", "Avenir Next", Avenir, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif;'><span style='font-family:inherit;'></span></p><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:1.5rem; font-family:"Avenir Next W01", "Avenir Next W00", "Avenir Next", Avenir, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif;'><span style='font-family:inherit;'>An ASA qualifies land for consideration under the farmland preservation program at the owner's request if the ASA has at least 500 acres enrolled.</span></p></div> |
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Agricultural Security Areas |
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