Ag Valuation in Glasscock County Uses Productivity Value

Ag valuation is about use, not a sign on the gate. Texas allows qualifying farm and ranch land to be appraised on productivity value, meaning the land's capacity to produce agricultural products.

That lower value is not automatic. The land must be mainly in agricultural use and meet the local degree of intensity. For 1-d-1 open-space land, it generally needs agricultural or timber use for at least five of the past seven years.

Applications go through the Glasscock County Appraisal District at 209 S. Myrl St. in Garden City. If the land changes to a non-ag use, rollback tax can reach back over the previous three years. Settle the use question before the business plan changes.