Green Acres is a property tax deferral program for productive agricultural land (i.e. tilled, pastured, or mowed for hay).  Green Acres is also known as the Minnesota Agricultural Property Tax Law, Minnesota Statutes 273.111.

The intent of Green Acres is to minimize the burden of taxation for farmers who have productive property subject to non-agricultural marketplace influences.  Green Acres will be implemented in St. Louis County for the 2009 assessment, for taxes payable in 2010.

Additional information and application forms for the Green Acres program can be accessed using the following links:

St. Louis County Green Acres brochure

Green Acres Application Form

Green Acres Addendum Form

MN Dept of Revenue Green Acres fact sheet

Article comparing Managed Forest, SFIA, and Green Acres/Rural Preserve programs by U of MN Extension Office

Article comparing Managed Forest, SFIA, and Green Acres/Rural Preserve programs by U of MN Extension Office