Ohio Agricultural Easement Donation Program

The state received its first tool to help protect Ohio's farmland from development in January 2000, when Senate Bill 223 was signed.  The new law allowed land owners to donate development rights to the State of Ohio or local governments for the purpose of protecting productive farmland from conversion to non-agricultural use. 

In 2002, more than 688 acres from five farms were donated to the state under this law. As of November 2005, 19 easements preserving more than 2,400 acres have been donated to the state, preserving the land for agricultural use.

Resources

• Guidelines
• Brochure

Contact Us

Ohio Department of Agriculture

Farmland Preservation

8995 East Main Street

Reynoldsburg, OH  43068-3399

Phone:  (614) 728-6210
Fax:  (614) 752-2282

E-Mail:  farmlandpres@agri.ohio.gov