Agricultural District Annual Additions

The Onondaga County Agriculture and Farmland Protection Board announces that the annual open enrollment period for the addition of viable agricultural lands into Onondaga County Agricultural Districts will take place January 1- 30 of each year. Note that property can only be removed from an Agricultural District during the District's eight-year review.

 New York's Agricultural District Law, Article 25-AA PDF of the NYS Agriculture  and Markets Law, was enacted in 1971 to help keep farmland in agricultural production. Enrollment of viable agricultural lands into a State certified Agricultural District provides protection of accepted agricultural practices through New York State Agricultural Districts Law. Viable agricultural land is land highly suitable for, or currently used for, agricultural production. 

For more information contact:

Onondaga County Department of Planning

315-435-2611

agriculture@ongov.net