So what is the normal eminent domain process that most of these projects would go through?

Most landowners are going to know that this is a possibility.

Someone has approached them probably at some point.

But once we get to a formal process, the landowner is going to get a 30-day notice of an eminent domain action.

There will be an offer to purchase with that notice.

If there's no agreement between the landowner and whoever's taking that property, then it will proceed to a court action.

It'll be filed with the local court.

Can you explain to us what is QuickTake and when can it be used?

How significant is that longer-term development pressure from Farm Bureau's standpoint?

I mean, I think that longer-term development pressure potential is just as important as the direct impact.

conversion of land for the actual roadway.

Because that's how sprawl happens.

And that's how farmland gets converted.

It's not like we converted a million acres in one day.

We've converted that million acres over 20 and 30 years.

What are some of the less obvious impacts that people may not think about when they simply look at a proposed highway route on a map?

... start by explaining what changed for 2026 and why these updates are significant for Ohio agriculture.

Sure.

So I'm gonna take just one step back and remind everybody that every three years they see a change in their property tax values, and that includes a change in their CAUV value.

It's about half the counties across the state.

And, you know, I think the most significant thing is that the CAUV value, uh, is tied to the farm economy.

So our CAUV calculation is using the actual data from the actual Ohio farm economy.

Um, and so these updates are significant because, as you said, we're seeing slight decline, holding steady, uh, to some extent with CAUV values, and that's because we're connected to the farm economy.

Uh, why was that such a priority for Ohio Farm Bureau, and what kind of impact could that have for livestock producers and other landowners?

Why was that such a priority for Ohio Farm Bureau and what kind of impact could that have for livestock producers and other landowners?

So that's a big priority for us because our main priority with CAV is always to make sure our CAV values are as accurate as they possibly can be.

So we want to make sure we are using the right data, the most up-to-date data as possible, and that we are considering all of the factors that need to be considered to have an accurate farmland value.

So when it comes to permanent pasture, of course, permanent pasture is different from cropland and woodland, which are our typical categories.

We have for several years worked with the tax department on recognizing permanent pasture as a separate land use and that it was in the rules and provided for a mechanism to do that.

So we have continued to advocate for that.

And so what they do essentially now is that we're going to value it similar to how we do woodland.

Can you explain why CAUV is just a piece of the equation and what other factors landowners should keep in mind when it comes to property taxes?

Can you give us a rundown of the difference between market value and then CAUV?

Yeah, so all land has to be valued at its market value.

And that is the value that it would change hands between a willing seller and a willing buyer.

So even if you're on CAV, you are still going to see an updated market value for your property.

That's going to be based on the local real estate market, the real estate sales that were happening in your area over the last several years.

So I don't want anybody to, you know, be a little alarmed when they see a market value maybe that went up when we've just told you your CAV value went down.

They are two different values.

Can you tell us what the tax department has announced for this year?

now we do get lots of concerning calls about trespassing and one could see how the situation could also bring that up can you talk a little bit about the law on trespassing here in ohio

Trespassing is something that we get a lot of calls on, but it is probably one of the simplest things to understand in the law at its base.

So if you're on land that you do not have permission or the right to be on, then you are probably trespassing and you probably should not be.

Trespassing can be a criminal violation or a civil violation in Ohio.

And particularly if you have any sort of property damage that occurs or property losses, either of those might be applicable.

In addition, Ohio law does say that landowners do not owe a duty of care to trespassers in general, meaning that aside from taking intentional acts to harm them or maybe even like wantonly reckless, as we call it in the law, like you're doing something that's so obviously going to cause harm to a person that it's almost intentional, or situations with children trespassers, then generally there are not big concerns for liability when it comes to adult trespassers.

Do landowners need to have those no trespassing signs up in order to prevent trespassers?

They do not.

Could you tell us a little bit more about this case? What is the issue? Maybe talk about the interested parties.

Sure.

So this case comes out of North Carolina, but it is at the Federal Circuit, which is the court that hears most takings claims against the federal government.

So this is a railroad easement and there was an eminent domain case occurred.

The landowner that was along and under the railroad easement alleged that taking sought compensation.

The government actually agreed that there was a taking.

But really, at this point, they were arguing about how much was a taking and how much compensation the landowner would get.

And given that this is commercial real estate, can you talk about what Farm Bureau's interest is in the case?