1. The Secret to Farmland Preservation In Indiana Revealed At Last

2. Can agriculture survive an Elkhart County experience?

3. Elkhart County Ag business preservation tools 1. Agriculture zoning 2. Land Trust 3. Ag TIF district

4. Roman Take Charge Ag zones Ag TIF Horizon New Comm. Public hearing 1992 1999 2000 2002-3 Jan 1 2005 Sept 15 2005 Evolution of a New Comp Plan new plan adopt Nov 10, 2005 Land trust

5. Ag Zoning A-3 Farmland Preservation District A-4 Confined Feeding Protection District A-5 Intensive Livestock District Purpose – public participation, protection of activities and community planning.

6. Land Trust -- Wood Land Lakes RCD Acres protected in NE Indiana –900 acres total –190 acres in Elkhart county Purpose- protects land from development in perpetuity.

7. Ag TIF District Leases development rights to Elkhart County Redevelopment Commission Term: year-to-year basis unless owners provide written notice to Redevelopment commission Payments: 95% of tax incremental finance revenues Termination penalty: revenues paid to owners last 10 years plus 6% interest

9. based on 3- 01-00 assessment based on 3- 01-01 assessment based on 3- 01-02 assessment based on 3-03-2003 assessment 200020012002 2003 payable 01payable 02payable 03 payable 04 Cumulative total Total RE tax due $11,727.04 $ 12,159.46 $12,640.74 $13,192.20 $49,719.44 TIF payment $ 3,241.96 $ 3,365.08 $ 2,880.48 $ 3,020.90 $12,508.42 25%

10. Did we make a difference? According to US Ag Census Land in farms 1997 192,217 acres Land in farms 2002 200,879 acres

11. USDA Census Taker

12. Discovering the real secret in Tale of Two Counties Randolph County – new 1,500 cow dairy vs. weird science and wacko environmentalists Elkhart County

13. ElkhartRandolph Cattle44,500 6,000 Dairy 17,500 700 Hogs74,000 51,000 Poultry3,000,000 180,000 Horses3,751 560 Goats250 0 People 191,000 27,191 Ag Picture – Too Much Poop?

14. ElkhartRandolph Housing Units72,488 10,937 02 est. Ave. Earnings /job$31,000 $25,882 00 est. # firms 14,048 1,958 1997 Manufact. Shipments $8.90bil.$3.60mil. 1997 Retail Sales$1.90bil.$1.50mil.1997 Employment148,751 11,830 2000 Source : Indiana Department of Commerce website The Economic Picture

15. Elkhart Rank Randolph Rank Market value ag$136 mil1$70 mil25 # of farms 1,516 786 farmland 200,879 257,846 Fruit, nuts, trees 2 Sheep, Goats, horses 2 cattle, calves 1 ducks 2 Christmas trees 1 milk, dairy products 2 acres corn silage 1 soybeans 2 Source: NASS Ag State Rankings

16. The Farmland Preservation Secret Profitable farming with Livestock and ag diversity

17. Add one 1,500 cow dairy farm 70 # per cow per day $13.50 per cwt. milk price U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Dairy Industry multiplier : 2.8275

18. Add one 1,500 cow dairy farm Gross sales =$5.2 mil. Multiplier = $14.6 mil. Randolph County Manufacturing shipments in 1997 = $3.6 mil. Randolph county value of Ag. Production in 2002 = $70 mil.

19. Counties are already applying the secret

20. Planning for Agriculture: Benton & White County, IN

21. Benton County, IN Comprehensive Plan

22. Specialized Land Use Issues General Agriculture Confined Feeding Operations (CFO) Bio Industries Landfill Wind Farms

23. White County, IN Zoning Ordinance

24. White County CFO Locations

25. The Farmland Preservation Secret Profitable farming with Livestock and ag diversity Agriculture protection zoning Comprehensive plan supporting ag