PRESERVING FARMLAND IN MIAMI COUNTY

Miami County landowners who want to preserve their farmland can sell their development rights to the Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) through the Clean Ohio Agricultural Easement Purchase Program. This is a voluntary program that allows the current owners to continue to own the land as well as preserve the productivity of the farm for future generations.

A landowner who is interested in preserving their farmland will need to have a local sponsor in order to apply for the program. A local sponsor could either be the Miami County Board of Commissioners, Board of Township Trustees, Municipal Officials, Land Trust, or the Miami Soil and Water Conservation District. The local sponsor will submit an application to the Ohio Department of Agriculture on the landowner’s behalf. If accepted into the program, the easement for the land will be jointly held by the local sponsor and the Ohio Department of Agriculture.

If you own a farm in Miami County and are interested in preserving the farm with an Agricultural Easement, you can either visit the Ohio Department of Agriculture’s website listed below, or call the Miami Soil and Water Conservation District at 937.335.7645 for more information about this program.

ODA Agriculture Easement