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Ag District
The Ag District provides a means by which agricultural land may be protected and enhanced as a viable segment of the state's economy and as an important natural resource.
Any landowner or group of landowners who own 250 contiguous acres or more of land may submit a petition to the local conservation district board of supervisors requesting the creation of an agricultural district within the county. Becoming an Ag District does not include deed restrictions or monetary payment.
 Related Link:
Kentucky Division of Conservation Forms
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PACE
In 1994 the Kentucky General Assembly established the Purchase of Agricultural Conservation easement Corporation and authorized the state to purchase agricultural conservation easements in order to ensure that lands currently in agricultural use will continue to remain available for agriculture and not be converted to other uses.
Although PACE was established to purchase conservation easements, landowners are also encouraged to donate easements in order to dedicate their land to agricultural uses.
Donors of conservation easements may receive federal and state income tax and estate Tax benefits. A conservation easement is a legal agreement a property owner makes to restrict the type and amount of development that can take place on his or her property. All landowners who hold title to farmland which is being used, or is available for use for Agricultural production is eligible.
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