Year: 2011

Rural Heritage Conservation Extension Act of 2011

Bipartisan bill would permanently extend tax breaks for donations of agricultural land for conservation On February 15, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) and Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) introduced the “Rural Heritage Conservation Extension Act of 2011,” which would…
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2009 Texas Land Trends Study

A recent study released by Texas A&M University and American Farmland Trust confirms that Texas’s rural lands are experiencing tremendous pressure. Highlights from the study include: Loss of Agricultural Lands:  The trends over the past 25 years show that Texas…
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Estate Tax Hike on the Horizon

Article by Carolina Clark from Accent West Magazine The estate tax, also known as the death tax, is one of the leading causes of the breakup of multi-generation family ranches. A 10-year phase out of the estate tax to full repeal…
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