Yates County Ag and Farmland Protection Board (AFPB)
The Yates County AFPB is an appointed body of the Yates County Legislature authorized by New York State Ag District Law (AML 25 AA) to oversee the administration of the state certified Ag District and promote the protection and enhancement of agriculture in the county. Yates County's Ag District includes over two-thirds of the land area (145,000 acres) and 5,376 parcels of land in the county in parts of all nine towns. The county has approximately 810 farms generating over $50 million per year in revenues.
December 2009 Protecting Agricultural Lands in the Finger Lakes III
Participants
Carol S. Maue, Chamberlain D'Amanda Law Firm, Partner - Farm Estate Succession Planning
Edward C. Radin, Chamberlain D'Amanda Law Firm, Managing Partner - Farm Estate Succession Planning
Jason Engel, Farmland Protection Consultant - Municipal Land Planning
Eric W. Gillert, Planning Director for the Town of Amherst - Open Space, Recreation and Agricultural Preservation in Amherst, NY
Angela Ellis, Planning Director for Livingston County - Livingston County
December 2008 Protecting Agricultural Lands in the Finger Lakes II
Peter Landre, Cornell Cooperative Extension Yates County- Welcome
Hans Walter-Peterson, Finger Lakes Grape Program- Finger Lakes Vineyard Mapping Project
Andy Zepp, Finger Lakes Land Trust- Conservation Easements Basics and Tax Incentives
Donald Fisher, Pomeroy Appraisal Services- Appraisal Procedures for Agricultural Conservation Easements
Steven Bulkley, Farm Credit of Western New York- Reinvesting PDR Proceeds in the Sustainable Family Farm Business
David Haight, American Farmland Trust- Agriculture Protection Planning Tools and Options for Municipalities
Documents:
Yates County Ag and Farmland Enhancement Plan
Yates County Farmland Protection Implementation Program Pre-Application
Yates County Farmland Protection Powerpoint-Peter Landre, Cornell Cooperative Extension Yates County
Opportunity Knocks-Open Space is a Community Investment-Michael Franks
Links:
New York State Department of Ag and Markets ( http://www.agmkt.state.ny.us/RFPS.html)
Finger Lakes Land Trust (http://www.fllt.org/ )
American Farmland Trust ( http://www.farmland.org/)
http://counties.cce.cornell.edu/yates/