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County Federation of Agriculture NEWSLETTER
• The Rural Voice is provided to farmers
in Perth County by the PCFA.
Farmland property taxes - is your farm in the correct tax class?
There are two (2) programs you
must apply to:
1. Farm Business Registration
registers your farm business each
year.
2. Farmland Property Class Tax
Rate puts your farm property in the
Farmland Tax class (25 per cent).
Note: If you filed a multi-year
Farm Land Property Class Tax Rate
application in 2000 or 2001, then you
only need to notify OMAFRA if any
changes have occurred in your
situation. You can check this by
looking at your most recent Property
Assessment Notice:
Res/Farm Taxable: Full — If your
notice says only this, it means you
will pay 100 per cent of the
residential tax rate on your farmland!
Farmland Taxable: Full — If your
notice says this, it means you will pay
25 per cent of the residential tax rate
on your farmland.
For a farm with a house on it, both
of the above classes should be on the
assessment notice.
If there is a problem, to correct it:
• Act Now! You only have until
March 31. 2002
• Call OMAFRA 1-800-469-2285
or the Ontario Assessment Review
Board at 1-800-263-3237.
Purchasing a farm?
Check with OMAFRA before you
buy. to be sure the property is in the
Food Freedom Day February 7 this year
The Canadian Federation of
Agriculture has calculated the date
for Food Freedom Day 2002 —
Thursday, February 7. Food Freedom
Day is the calendar day representing
when the average Canadian has
earned enough to pay for the entire
year's grocery bill.
"This is an important day for all
Canadians. Long before they have
earned enough to pay their taxes, they
have earned enough to eat for an
PERTH COUNTY
FEDERATION
OF AGRICULTURE
DIRECTORS'
MEETING
Thursday,
February 28, 2002
8:00 p.m.
Place yet to be determined
42 THE RURAL VOICE
entire year," said Bob Friesen, CFA
President. "This underscores the fact
that Canada has the highest quality,
safest, most affordable food basket in
the world.".0
correct class: 1-800-469-2285.
Renting farmland?
The owner of the land must get the
Farm Business Registration number
and signature of the tenant, on the
Farmland Property tax application.0
Downie
History Book
The Downie History Book
Committee has been hard dt
work since April 2000.
A limited number of books will
be printed, so we recommend
that you order your copy of this
book now. The pre -publication
advance payment price is $85
including GST, after March 1,
2002 the fee will be $95.
For further information or to
order your book contact Marion
Ready at 519-393-6365 or the
Township of Perth South.0
Environmental Farm Plans
Evening Workshop
January 24 and 31 - Sebringville
1 & 1/2 day Workshops are:
January 30 and February 5 - Listowel
February 13 and 21 - Monkton
February 20 and 28 - Sebringville
March 6 and 14 - Mitchell
A completed and reviewed book makes you eligible
for the EFP Incentive, Healthy Future Clean Water
Project and the OFA Water Well project.
To pre -register call Mary at 519-393-6232.