Resources For Landowners

  • ACEP-ALE for Landowners

    Last reviewed by MLTC 9/18/2024. The Farmland Information Center provides resources to help landowners participate in the Agricultural Land Easement component of the Agricultural Conservation Easement...

  • Agricultural Conservation Easements

    Last reviewed by MLTC 9/23/2024. An agricultural conservation easement (restriction) is used by a landowner to protect productive agricultural land. The Agricultural Farmland Trust's fact sheet descri...

  • Bargain or Charitable Sales

    Last reviewed by MLTC 9/24/2024. All about selling land, or an interest in land such as a conservation restriction, for less than fair market value to a nonprofit land trust or government agency when ...

  • Beginning Farmer Resources

    Last reviewed by MLTC 9/23/2024. A list and descriptions of workshops, grants & assistance programs, farmland access how-to, planning for a farm start-up, buy-local groups, legal resources, and mu...

  • Chapter 61 Current Use Tax Programs Overview

    Reviewed by MLTC staff 9/23/2024. This booklet explains the three Chapter 61 programs. Each program provides a means to assess land at its current use (forest, agriculture, or open space/recreation) ...

  • Choices in Forest Management

    Last reviewed by MLTC 9/23/2024. This guide explains management options available to individuals and organizations that own forests as well as professionals charged with forest management for local, ...

  • Conservation Easements and Tax Benefits

    Last reviewed by MLTC 11/18.2024. This document provides detail on the tax benefits of conservation easements. Conservation Easements and Tax Benefits document

  • Conservation Gifts

    Last reviewed by MLTC 9/23/2024. All about donating land, or a conservation restriction on a piece of land, to a qualified land trust or governmental agency.

  • Conservation Land Tax Credit Program

    Last reviewed by MLTC staff on 9/30/2024. Resources about the Conservation Land Tax Credit Program. A 2019 documents summarizing examples of land conservation projects completed with support from th...

  • Determining the Value of Donated Property

    Reviewed by MLTC 9/20/2024. IRS publication 561 helps donors and appraisers determine the value of property (other than cash) that is given to qualified organizations. They also explain what kind of ...

  • Disaster Assistance Discovery Tool

    Last reviewed by MLTC 9/30/2024. The Disaster Assistance Discovery Tool uses answers to five questions to identify USDA disaster assistance programs to meet business needs post disaster. Local program...

  • Drafting Conservation Restrictions for Agriculture

    Last reviewed by MLTC 9/30/2024. This document gives an overview of agricultural conservation easements (conservation restrictions). Read it here. The American Farmland Trust maintains a Farmland Info...

  • Environmental Quality Incentives Program

    Last reviewed by MLTC 9/30/2024. The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) is a voluntary program that provides financial and technical assistance to agricultural producers to plan and imple...

  • Farmland Access Legal Toolkit

    Last reviewed by MLTC 10/1/2024. A toolkit to help farmers and landowners affordably access, transfer, and conserve farmland. View the toolkit here.

  • Farmland Information Center and Network

    Last reviewed by MLTC 10/1/2024. American Farmland Trust's National Agricultural Land Network Community provides a platform for people working on farmland protection across the country to connect and ...

  • Forest Conservation Fact Sheets

    Last reviewed by MLTC 10/1/2024. UMass weblink containing internet resources for the forest land owner in Massachusetts.View resources at: http://ag.umass.edu/cafe/fact-sheets/forest-conservation-fact...

  • Grants and Resources for Farmers

    Last reviewed by MLTC 11/18/2024. MDAR offers various grants and funding programs for agricultural projects. This guide provides an overview of each grant. View the page here. A corresponding booklet ...

  • Grants Guide for Northeast Agriculture and Farming

    Last reviewed by MLTC 11/18/2024. Farm Credit East provides grant funding opportunities for farms in the Northeast. Programs are for beginning farmers, conservation, environment and forestry; energy; ...