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Our office offers many services and
information for farmers and landowners in Hancock County including soils maps,
financial assistance programs, soil testing kits, and educational information.
Please see the links below for some of the services and information we provide
or call the District office for more information.Farmer/Landowner Resources:
- Transferring Farms to the Next Generation: This document is the
handout from a talk that Jeffrey W. Jones, Esq. gave at our Tax Laws for
Farmers Workshop.
Transferring Farms
- Maine's USDA Agricultural Mediation Program: A certified
agricultural mediation program for Maine offering assistance to help resolve
agricultural related disputes before they end up in court.
USDA Mediation Program
- Woodlot Owner Resource List: A list of what organizations are
available to help woodlot owners.
Woodlots
Resource List
Financial Assistance:
- Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP): EQIP is a
voluntary conservation program that supports production of agriculture and
environmental quality as compatible goals. Through EQIP, agricultural
producers may receive financial and technical assistance to address resource
conservation needs on eligible lands. Click here for more information:
Environmental Quality Incentives Fact Sheet
- Maine Farms for the Future program: A two-phase business
assistance program that helps Maine Farmers plan for the future of their
agricultural enterprise.
Maine Farms for the Future
Farmland Preservation:
- Landowner Options for Preserving Farms and Farmland: A brochure
on the different options for reducing costs of land ownership, increasing
business viability, and planning the transfer and preservation of farmland.
Maine Farmland Protection Program
- FarmLink: The FarmLink program, administered by the Maine
Farmland Trust, helps keep farmland in production by connecting farmland
owners looking to sell (or lease) to farmers seeking land.
FarmLink
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The Hancock County Soil & Water Conservation
District is a Not-For-Profit Organization. All programs and services of the Hancock County Soil & Water
Conservation District are offered on a nondiscriminatory bases without regard to
race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political beliefs,
and marital or familial status.
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