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Agriculture policy ballot measures

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As a state ballot measure topic, agriculture policy includes measures regarding farming, ranching, gardening, agricultural business practices, and agricultural land use. The topic is grouped within the environment and energy policy area.

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See also: 2025 ballot measures and 2026 ballot measures
The following is a list of state ballot measures related to agriculture policy certified for this year and future elections:

List of ballot measures

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2026

  1. Georgia Increase Acre Limit for Agriculture and Timber Conservation Use Property Tax Classification Amendment (2026) - On the ballot

2023

  1. Texas Proposition 1, Right to Farming, Ranching, Timber Production, Horticulture, and Wildlife Management Amendment (2023) Approved

2022

  1. Georgia Referendum B, Merged Family-Owned Farms and Dairy and Eggs Tax Exemption Measure (2022) Approved

2021

  1. Maine Question 3, Right to Produce, Harvest, and Consume Food Amendment (2021) Approved

2018

  1. California Proposition 12, Farm Animal Confinement Initiative (2018) Approved

2016

  1. Massachusetts Minimum Size Requirements for Farm Animal Containment, Question 3 (2016) Approved
  2. North Dakota Corporate Dairy and Swine Farming Referendum, Referred Measure 1 (June 2016) Defeated
  3. Oklahoma Right to Farm Amendment, State Question 777 (2016) Defeated

2014

  1. Alabama Cotton Producer Assessment Refund Amendment, Amendment 1 (2014) Approved
  2. Hawaii Bonds for Agricultural Enterprises, Amendment 2 (2014) Approved
  3. Maine Agriculture, Natural Resources and Human Health Bond Issue, Question 2 (2014) Approved
  4. Missouri Right-to-Farm, Amendment 1 (August 2014) Approved

2012

  1. North Dakota Farming and Ranching Amendment, Measure 3 (2012) Approved

2007

  1. New Jersey Public Question Three (2007) Approved

2006

  1. Arizona Proposition 204, Confinement of Pregnant Pigs and Calves Raised for Veal Regulations Initiative (2006) Approved
  2. Georgia Referendum A, Farm Equipment Tax Exemptions Measure (2006) Approved

2005

  1. Maine Agriculture, Environment and Water Projects, Question 3 (2005) Approved
  2. Maine Land and Conservation Easement Purchases, Question 5 (2005) Approved

2004

  1. Alabama Shrimp and Seafood Promotion, Amendment 4 (2004) Approved
  2. Louisiana Farmer and Fisherman Funds Amendment, Question 4 (2004) Approved

2002

  1. Alabama Sheep and Goat Industry Promotion, Amendment 3 (2002) Approved
  2. Maine Water, Hazardous Substances, Public Geographic Data and Fund Capitalizing, Question 2 (2002) Approved
  3. South Dakota Restrictions on Corporate Farming, Amendment A (June 2002) Defeated

2001

  1. Maine Water Pollution, Tire Stockpiles and Solid Waste Landfills Clean Up, Question 5 (2001) Approved
  2. Texas Proposition 3, Cocoa and Green Coffee Tax Exemptions in Harris County Amendment (2001) Approved

2000

  1. Georgia Referendum A, Tax Exemptions for Farm Equipment Measure (2000) Approved

1999

  1. Maine Public Lands and Easements, Question 7 (1999) Approved

1998

  1. Colorado Amendment 13, Uniform Regulation of Livestock Operations Initiative (1998) Defeated
  2. Colorado Amendment 14, Regulations on Commercial Hog Farms Initiative (1998) Approved
  3. Georgia Referendum A, Tax Exemptions for Agricultural Property Measure (1998) Approved
  4. Maine Science and Technology Research and Development, Question 1 (1998) Approved
  5. South Dakota Prohibit Corporate Farming, Amendment E (1998) Approved

1996

  1. Florida Amendment 4, Everglades Sugar Fee Initiative (1996) Defeated
  2. Georgia Amendment 4, Agricultural Products Fees Amendment (1996) Defeated
  3. Maine Job Growth in Agriculture and Small Businesses, Question 6 (1996) Approved
  4. Oregon Measure 38, Prohibition of Livestock in Polluted Waters Initiative (1996) Defeated

1995

  1. Texas Proposition 3, Farm and Ranch Finance Program Amendment (1995) Approved

1994

  1. Arizona Proposition 102, Agricultural Property Tax Exemption Amendment (1994) Approved
  2. Georgia Referendum B, Tax Exemptions for Blueberry Plants Measure (1994) Defeated

1993

  1. Texas Proposition 16, Agricultural Bonds Amendment (1993) Defeated

1990

  1. California Proposition 135, Pesticide Regulation Initiative (1990) Defeated
  2. Georgia Amendment 9, Emerging Crops Loan Fund Measure (1990) Approved

1988

  1. Alabama Catfish Industry Amendment (1988) Approved
  2. Georgia Amendment 11, Export Finance Fund Measure (1988) Defeated
  3. South Dakota Ban Corporate Hog Farms, Initiative 3 (1988) Approved

1987

  1. Pennsylvania Question 1, Agricultural Land Preservation Bond Measure (1987) Approved
  2. Texas Proposition 1, Grain Warehouse Fund Amendment (1987) Approved

1986

  1. Alabama Wheat and Feed Grain Amendment (1986) Approved
  2. Utah Proposition 2, Allow Property Tax Exemption for Farm Equipment Amendment (1986) Approved

1985

  1. Alabama Cattle Industry Amendment (May 1985) Approved
  2. Maine Centers for Advanced Technology, Bond Issue 3 (1985) Defeated
  3. Washington HJR 42, Agricultural Trade Commissions Amendment (1985) Approved

1984

  1. Alabama Boll Weevil Eradication Amendment (1984) Approved
  2. Georgia Amendment 9, Ownership of Agricultural Property Measure (1984) Approved
  3. Montana Abolish State Board of Milk Control, I-96 (1984) Defeated
  4. Nebraska Amendment 4, Classification of Agricultural Land Measure (1984) Approved
  5. North Carolina Agricultural Bonds Agency Amendment (May 1984) Approved

1983

  1. Texas Proposition 3, Food and Fiber Production Amendment (1983) Approved

1982

  1. Alabama Poultry Industry Promotion Amendment (1982) Approved
  2. Alabama Soy Promotion Amendment (March 1982) Approved
  3. Alabama Swine Promotion Amendment (March 1982) Approved
  4. Maine Wholesale and Retail Milk Price Control Repeal, Milk Price Control Question (1982) Defeated
  5. Nebraska Initiative Measure 300, Restrict Farm Land Ownership Measure (1982) Approved
  6. Texas Proposition 3, Tax Exemptions for Husbandry Implements Amendment (1982) Approved

1981

  1. Maine Agricultural and Economic Development, Referendum Question No. 1 (1981) Approved
  2. Texas Proposition 5, Tax Exemptions for Livestock and Poultry Amendment (1981) Approved

1980

  1. Alabama Farmers Amendment (1980) Approved

1978

  1. Georgia Amendment 12, Livestock Tax Exemptions Measure (1978) Defeated
  2. Hawaii Land Management and Agricultural Land, Amendment 24 (1978) Approved

1977

  1. Texas Proposition 5, Marine and Agricultural Associations Amendment (1977) Defeated
  2. Washington Initiative 59, Non-Public Agricultural Irrigation Measure (1977) Approved

1976

  1. California Proposition 14, Agricultural Labor Relations Board Initiative (1976) Defeated
  2. Kansas Agricultural Land Assessed on Use Amendment (1976) Approved

1974

  1. Georgia Amendment 6, Tax Exemptions for Agricultural Products Measure (1974) Approved
  2. North Dakota Family-Owned Corporate Farms Initiative, Measure 2 (1974) Defeated

1973

  1. Pennsylvania Question 1, Agriculture Standards and Special Tax Provisions Amendment (May 1973) Approved

1972

  1. California Proposition 22, Agricultural Labor Relations Regulations Initiative (1972) Defeated
  2. Massachusetts Question 1, Valuation of Agricultural and Horticultural Lands Amendment (1972) Approved
  3. Nebraska Valuation of Agricultural Lands, Amendment 7 (1972) Approved

1970

  1. Georgia Amendment 13, Tax Exemptions for Peanuts Amendment (1970) Defeated
  2. Maine Land Valuation for Certain Lands at Current Value, Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 2 (1970) Approved

1969

  1. Kentucky Agricultural Land Assessment Referendum (1969) Approved

1968

  1. Arkansas Dairy Commission, Referred Act 306 (1968) Defeated
  2. Georgia Amendment 19, Agricultural Product Promotion Measure (1968) Approved
  3. North Dakota Incorporated Farming and Ranching Referendum, Number 3 (1968) Defeated
  4. Utah Proposition 4, Permit the Legislature Let Land be Assessed Based on Agricultural Value Amendment (1968) Approved

1967

  1. Maine State Guaranteed Industrial Loans for Fisheries and Agriculture, Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 6 (1967) Approved

1966

  1. Georgia Amendment 20, Regulation of Agricultural Products Amendment (1966) Defeated
  2. Nebraska Valuation of Agricultural Land, Amendment 5 (1966) Defeated
  3. Texas Proposition 1, Taxation of Agricultural Lands Amendment (1966) Approved

1963

  1. Alabama State Poultry Industry, Amendment 5 (1963) Approved
  2. New Jersey Public Question No. 6 (1963) Approved

1962

  1. Alabama Sale of Cattle, Amendment 3 (1962) Approved
  2. North Dakota Agricultural and Educational Funding Separation, Referendum 2 (1962) Defeated
  3. Washington Referendum 32, Milk Marketing Regulation Measure (1962) Defeated

1961

  1. North Carolina Agricultural Research Bonds Referendum (1961) Defeated

1960

  1. Georgia Amendment 8, Promotion of Agricultural Products Amendment (1960) Approved
  2. Maryland Farm Land Assessment, Amendment 14 (1960) Approved
  3. Nebraska Livestock Taxation, Amendment 3 (1960) Approved

1958

  1. Georgia Amendment 10, Boll Weevil Eradication Reward Amendment (1958) Defeated

1956

  1. Nebraska Grain Tax, Amendment 2 (1956) Approved

1954

  1. Oregon Measure 8, Repeal of Milk Regulation Law Initiative (1954) Approved
  2. South Dakota Assessment of Agricultural Lands (1954) Defeated

1952

  1. Oregon Measure Nos. 332-333, Creation of Milk Control Administrator Initiative (1952) Defeated

1942

  1. Michigan Proposal No. 3, Milk Marketing Board Referendum (1942) Defeated
  2. New Mexico Proposed Amendment 3, Contracts for Grazing and Agricultural Leases (1942) Defeated

1940

  1. Oregon Measure Nos. 316-317, Repeal of Milk Control Law Initiative (1940) Defeated

1939

  1. North Dakota Repeal Grain Storage Commissioner Referendum (1939) Defeated

1938

  1. North Dakota Volume-Based License Fees for Creameries Referendum (1938) Defeated

1936

  1. North Dakota Packing Plants Referendum (1936) Defeated

1932

  1. North Dakota Corporation Farming and Agriculture Prohibition Initiative (1932) Approved
  2. North Dakota Crop Mortgage Initiative (1932) Defeated
  3. North Dakota Outlawing Crop Mortgages Initiative (1932) Approved
  4. Oklahoma State Question 170, Soil Conservation Initiative (July 1932) Defeated

1930

  1. California Proposition 13, Repayment for Animals to Prevent the Spread of Disease Amendment (1930) Approved
  2. Montana Levy for Agricultural and Extension Service, R-34 (1930) Approved

1928

  1. Virginia Question 3, Selection of the Commissioner of Agriculture and Immigration of Virginia Amendment (June 1928) Approved

1926

  1. Arizona Measure Nos. 300-301, Meat Inspection Codes Referendum (1926) Defeated
  2. Arkansas Cotton Mill Tax Exemption, Amendment 12 (1926) Approved
  3. Montana Levy for Hail Insurance, Amendment 1(1926) Defeated

1924

  1. Minnesota Establish Grain Elevators, Amendment 3 (1924) Defeated
  2. South Dakota Amend Public Warehouses Law (1924) Defeated

1922

  1. Arizona Measure Nos. 114-115, Agricultural Associations Amendment (1922) Defeated
  2. Minnesota Rural Credit System, Amendment 1 (1922) Approved
  3. Missouri Proposition 9, State Department of Agriculture Referendum (1922) Defeated
  4. North Dakota Farm Labor Lien Initiative (1924) Defeated
  5. North Dakota Grain Grading Initiative (1922) Approved

1920

  1. Arizona Measure Nos. 312-313, Reclamation of Arable Lands Initiative (1920) Defeated

1918

  1. Arizona Measure Nos. 106-107, Limitations on Agricultural Land Sales Initiative (1918) Approved
  2. Montana Terminal Elevator Bonds, Referendum 1 (1918) Approved
  3. North Dakota Hail Insurance Initiative (1918) Approved
  4. North Dakota Hail Insurance Referendum (1918) Approved
  5. South Dakota State Grain Elevators, Warehouses, Flour and Meat Packing Businesses (1918) Approved
  6. South Dakota State Hail Insurance (1918) Approved

1916

  1. Colorado Regulation of Livestock Running, Measure 6 (1916) Defeated
  2. North Dakota Repeal Mill Tax for Terminal Elevators (1916) Approved
  3. Oregon Measure Nos. 318-319, Rural Credits Fund for Farming-Related Purchases Initiative (1916) Approved

1915

  1. California Proposition 5, Agricultural Rural Credits Amendment (October 1915) Defeated

1914

  1. Michigan Bonds for Drains and Agricultural Lands Amendment (1914) Defeated
  2. North Dakota Terminal Grain Elevators Referendum (1914) Approved
  3. South Dakota State Irrigation Control and Promotion (1914) Defeated

1912

  1. Arkansas Cotton Mill Tax Exemption Amendment (September 1912) Defeated
  2. Colorado Branding and Marking of Livestock, Measure 23 (1912) Defeated
  3. Minnesota State Hail Insurance, Amendment 2 (1912) Defeated
  4. North Dakota State Ownership of Grain Elevators Referendum (1912) Approved

1910

  1. Arkansas Cotton Mill Tax Exemption Amendment (1910) Defeated
  2. Minnesota State Hail Insurance, Amendment 3 (1910) Defeated

1908

  1. Minnesota State Hail Insurance, Amendment 3 (1908) Defeated
  2. Oregon Measure Nos. 322-323, Farming Tax Exemption Initiative (June 1908) Defeated

1907

  1. Texas Proposition 3, Department of Agriculture and Bureau of Labor Amendment (August 1907) Defeated

1906

  1. Minnesota Amendment 3, Right to Sell One's Produce without License Amendment (1906) Approved
  2. South Dakota Assessments for Agricultural Drainage Referendum (1906) Approved

1879

  1. Texas Proposition 1, Farm Product Exemptions Amendment (September 1879) Approved

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