FROM BEEKEEPING TO WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT

Transition Your Ag Valuation to Wildlife Management with Plateau!

While beekeeping is an excellent way to establish and maintain an Ag valuation, transitioning to wildlife management provides more flexibility. It incentives you to benefit native species while still securing your tax benefits. And you can still raise bees, if you like, but without the often extensive hive requirements to maintain your beekeeping valuation. 

A 1-d-1 open-space valuation for beekeeping is like any other agricultural operation: the primary use of the land must be for agricultural production, property must have been devoted principally to agricultural use for 5 of the preceding 7 years, and intensity levels of production (as dictated by your CAD) must be established. As with Ag, you must also keep accurate records of all your beekeeping activities (honey production, maintenance schedules, etc.) to show the CAD you’re meeting their requirements.

Considering a Shift?

Transition Your Ag Valuation to Wildlife Management. Are you a landowner currently benefiting from an Ag property tax valuation through beekeeping, but curious about exploring a more comprehensive conservation approach?

Plateau Land & Wildlife is here to help you transition from your current beekeeping valuation to a Wildlife Management property tax valuation, allowing you to be good to the bees and broader wildlife, all while maintaining the same valuable tax savings. 

We understand the specific requirements and requests of Central Appraisal Districts (CADs), and we’ll help you determine the appropriate use and a viable path to take for your land. The goal is to empower landowners like you to consider this rewarding transition to wildlife management. 

Why Transition to Wildlife Management?

Beekeeping is animal husbandry and there are a wide variety of challenges in keeping hives alive, not to mention healthy and thriving. Your CADs intensity requirements may be difficult to manage on your property or in your area.

If you or your beekeeper have been struggling to keep hives alive and producing, then a switch to wildlife may be a good choice. You can always choose to maintain a few hives for pleasure, too.

By transitioning to wildlife management, you can broaden your land’s purpose to include actively supporting a sustaining breeding, migrating, or wintering population of Texas native wildlife. This involves engaging in at least three out of seven defined wildlife management practices annually.

Seamless Transition with Plateau's Expertise

Plateau provides comprehensive support to make this transition smooth and successful: 

  • Understanding Requirements: We thoroughly understand the requirements based on your Central Appraisal District’s specific guidelines and requests for both beekeeping and Wildlife Management valuations. 
  • Application Preparation: We will expertly prepare your application and necessary documentation to facilitate the transition, ensuring all criteria are met. 

Embrace the full potential of your land with more flexibility by transitioning to a Wildlife Management valuation. Contact us today to discuss how we can help you align your property with broader conservation goals while continuing to enjoy valuable tax savings. 

“Switching from beekeeping to Wildlife Management gave us so much relief. We’re still doing good things for the land, but now we have a plan that fits our lifestyle and feels more sustainable long-term.”

 

– Landowner & Plateau Client

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