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New CAUV laws might present extra certainty for tax payments in Ohio
Ohio Farm Bureau members need clearer pointers on how calculated farmland values will influence property taxes.
Evan Callicoat, Ohio Farm Bureau’sdirector of state coverage, says a proposed invoice within the statehouse would assist enhance transparency and uniformity beneath the state’s Calculated Agricultural Use Worth (CAUV) program.
“We’re going to incorporate a line in that laws that claims farmers will see CAUV credit score financial savings on each single CAUV invoice,” he says. “That looks like a small change, however when our members are in a position to see precisely how a lot they’re saving on that program, that might be very impactful.”
Beneath present CAUV pointers, farmland is taxed at a price that displays the worth for ag functions and never its worth as growth property.
Ohio Senate President Rob McColley says farmers want extra constant tax payments.
“If you’re coping with spikes in commodity costs as one of many inputs which might be being utilized in your components, notably now within the agriculture trade, they’re so unstable, so we have to discover a approach to clean that out,” he says.
The invoice is presently being heard within the Home.
Brownfield interviewed Callicoat and McColley throughout the 2026 Ag Day on the Capital.
AUDIO: Evan Callicoat, Ohio Farm Bureau
AUDIO: Rob McColley, Ohio Senator
