Editor’s Note: PJR altered the article after receiving comment from Greene County Planning and Zoning Director Jim Frydl.
The Greene County Agriculture and Forestal Advisory District (AFD) comprise approximately 3.4% of the landmass of Greene County. Think of it like a temporary conservation easement, which nets you some tax savings on land which you commit to an agricultural purpose for some period of time, usually 10 years.
You might think that lower taxes would naturally draw all rural farmers into the program, but the low uptake shows that clearly this hasn’t been the case…