Agriculture policy ballot measures

Voters have decided on agriculture policy ballot measures across the U.S. As a state ballot measure topic, this 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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The following is a list of state ballot measures related to this topic that are certified or potential for this year and future elections:

2026

1. Florida Exempt Tangible Personal Property Used for Agriculture or Agritourism from Property Taxes Amendment (2026) - On the ballot
2. Georgia Increase Acre Limit for Agriculture and Timber Conservation Use Property Tax Classification Amendment (2026) - On the ballot

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2026

1. Florida Exempt Tangible Personal Property Used for Agriculture or Agritourism from Property Taxes Amendment (2026) - On the ballot
2. Georgia Increase Acre Limit for Agriculture and Timber Conservation Use Property Tax Classification Amendment (2026) - On the ballot

2025

1. Texas Proposition 5, Property Tax Exemption on Retail Animal Feed Amendment (2025)

2024

1. California Proposition 4, Parks, Environment, Energy, and Water Bond Measure (2024)

2023

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

2022

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

2021

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

2018

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

2016

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

2014

1. Alabama Cotton Producer Assessment Refund Amendment, Amendment 1 (2014)
2. Hawaii Bonds for Agricultural Enterprises, Amendment 2 (2014)
3. Maine Agriculture, Natural Resources and Human Health Bond Issue, Question 2 (2014)
4. Missouri Amendment 1, Constitutional Right to Farm Measure (August 2014)
5. Washington Elimination of Agricultural Tax Preferences for Marijuana, Advisory Vote No. 8 (2014)

2012

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

2008

1. Maine Question 1, Water Infrastructure Improvement Bond Measure (June 2008)

2007

1. New Jersey Public Question Three (2007)

2006

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

2004

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

2002

1. Alabama Sheep and Goat Industry Promotion, Amendment 3 (2002)
2. South Dakota Amendment A, Repeal Restrictions on Corporate Farming Measure (June 2002)
3. South Dakota Initiative 1, Legalize Industrial Hemp Measure (2002)

2001

1. Maine Question 5, Bond Issue to Fund Water Treatment Facilities, Pollution Abatement, and Agricultural Projects Measure (2001)
2. Texas Proposition 3, Cocoa and Green Coffee Tax Exemptions in Harris County Amendment (2001)

2000

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

1999

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

1998

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

1996

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

1995

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

1994

1. Arizona Proposition 102, Agricultural Property Tax Exemption Amendment (1994)
2. Georgia Referendum B, Tax Exemptions for Blueberry Plants Measure (1994)
3. South Dakota Amendment A, State Leased Lands Taxation Measure (1994)

1993

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

1990

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

1988

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

1987

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

1986

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

1985

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

1984

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

1983

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

1982

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

1981

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

1980

1. Alabama Farmers Amendment (1980)

1978

1. Georgia Amendment 12, Livestock Tax Exemptions Measure (1978)
2. Hawaii Land Management and Agricultural Land, Amendment 24 (1978)
3. South Dakota Initiated Measure 2, Repeal Dairy Marketing Act Measure (1978)

1977

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

1976

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

1974

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

1973

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

1972

1. California Proposition 22, Agricultural Labor Relations Regulations Initiative (1972)
2. Massachusetts Question 1, Authorize Use-Based Tax Assessment for Agricultural and Horticultural Land Amendment (1972)
3. Nebraska Amendment 7, Valuation of Agricultural Lands Amendment (1972)

1970

1. Georgia Amendment 13, Tax Exemptions for Peanuts Amendment (1970)
2. Maine Question 6, Land Valuation for Certain Lands at Current Value Amendment (1970)

1969

1. Kentucky Agricultural Land Assessment Referendum (1969)

1968

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

1967

1. Maine Proposed Constitutional Amendment 6, State Guaranteed Industrial Loans for Fisheries and Agriculture Measure (1967)

1966

1. Georgia Amendment 20, Regulation of Agricultural Products Amendment (1966)
2. Nebraska Amendment 5, Tax Valuation of Agricultural Land Amendment (1966)
3. South Dakota Amendment A, Reclassifying Farm Property Measure (1966)
4. Texas Proposition 1, Taxation of Agricultural Lands Amendment (1966)

1963

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

1962

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

1961

1. North Carolina Agricultural Research Bonds Referendum (1961)

1960

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

1958

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

1956

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

1954

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

1952

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

1948

1. South Dakota Amendment C, School and Public Lands Lease Measure (1948)

1942

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

1940

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

1939

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

1938

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

1936

1. North Dakota Packing Plants Referendum (1936)

1932

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

1930

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

1928

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

1926

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

1924

1. Minnesota Establish Grain Elevators, Amendment 3 (1924)
2. North Dakota Farm Labor Lien Initiative (1924)
3. South Dakota Referred Law 4, Public Warehouses Law Referendum (1924)

1922

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

1920

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

1918

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

1916

1. Colorado Measure 6, Regulation of Livestock Running Initiative (1916)
2. Missouri Amendment 2, Establish Missouri State Land Bank Initiative (1916)
3. North Dakota Repeal Mill Tax for Terminal Elevators (1916)
4. Oregon Measure Nos. 318-319, Rural Credits Fund for Farming-Related Purchases Initiative (1916)

1915

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

1914

1. Michigan Bonds for Drains and Agricultural Lands Amendment (1914)
2. North Dakota Terminal Grain Elevators Referendum (1914)
3. South Dakota Amendment 8, State Irrigation Control and Promotion Measure (1914)

1912

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

1910

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

1908

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

1907

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

1906

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

1879

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

1876

1. North Carolina State Constitution Revisions Amendment (1876)

Alabama

1. Alabama Boll Weevil Eradication Amendment (1984)
2. Alabama Catfish Industry Amendment (1988)
3. Alabama Cattle Industry Amendment (May 1985)
4. Alabama Cotton Producer Assessment Refund Amendment, Amendment 1 (2014)
5. Alabama Farmers Amendment (1980)
6. Alabama Poultry Industry Promotion Amendment (1982)
7. Alabama Sale of Cattle, Amendment 3 (1962)
8. Alabama Sheep and Goat Industry Promotion, Amendment 3 (2002)
9. Alabama Shrimp and Seafood Promotion, Amendment 4 (2004)
10. Alabama Soy Promotion Amendment (March 1982)
11. Alabama State Poultry Industry, Amendment 5 (1963)
12. Alabama Swine Promotion Amendment (March 1982)
13. Alabama Wheat and Feed Grain Amendment (1986)

Arizona

1. Arizona Measure Nos. 106-107, Limitations on Agricultural Land Sales Initiative (1918)
2. Arizona Measure Nos. 114-115, Agricultural Associations Amendment (1922)
3. Arizona Measure Nos. 300-301, Meat Inspection Codes Referendum (1926)
4. Arizona Measure Nos. 312-313, Reclamation of Arable Lands Initiative (1920)
5. Arizona Proposition 102, Agricultural Property Tax Exemption Amendment (1994)
6. Arizona Proposition 204, Confinement of Pregnant Pigs and Calves Raised for Veal Regulations Initiative (2006)

Arkansas

1. Arkansas Cotton Mill Tax Exemption, Amendment 12 (1926)
2. Arkansas Cotton Mill Tax Exemption Amendment (1910)
3. Arkansas Cotton Mill Tax Exemption Amendment (September 1912)
4. Arkansas Dairy Commission, Referred Act 306 (1968)

California

1. California Proposition 12, Farm Animal Confinement Initiative (2018)
2. California Proposition 13, Repayment for Animals to Prevent the Spread of Disease Amendment (1930)
3. California Proposition 135, Pesticide Regulation Initiative (1990)
4. California Proposition 14, Agricultural Labor Relations Board Initiative (1976)
5. California Proposition 22, Agricultural Labor Relations Regulations Initiative (1972)
6. California Proposition 4, Parks, Environment, Energy, and Water Bond Measure (2024)
7. California Proposition 5, Agricultural Rural Credits Amendment (October 1915)

Colorado

1. Colorado Amendment 13, Uniform Regulation of Livestock Operations Initiative (1998)
2. Colorado Amendment 14, Regulations on Commercial Hog Farms Initiative (1998)
3. Colorado Measure 23, Branding and Marking of Livestock Referendum (1912)
4. Colorado Measure 6, Regulation of Livestock Running Initiative (1916)

Florida

1. Florida Exempt Tangible Personal Property Used for Agriculture or Agritourism from Property Taxes Amendment (2026) - On the ballot

Georgia

1. Georgia Amendment 10, Boll Weevil Eradication Reward Amendment (1958)
2. Georgia Amendment 11, Export Finance Fund Measure (1988)
3. Georgia Amendment 12, Livestock Tax Exemptions Measure (1978)
4. Georgia Amendment 13, Tax Exemptions for Peanuts Amendment (1970)
5. Georgia Amendment 19, Agricultural Product Promotion Measure (1968)
6. Georgia Amendment 20, Regulation of Agricultural Products Amendment (1966)
7. Georgia Amendment 4, Agricultural Products Fees Amendment (1996)
8. Georgia Amendment 6, Tax Exemptions for Agricultural Products Measure (1974)
9. Georgia Amendment 8, Promotion of Agricultural Products Amendment (1960)
10. Georgia Amendment 9, Emerging Crops Loan Fund Measure (1990)
11. Georgia Amendment 9, Ownership of Agricultural Property Measure (1984)
12. Georgia Increase Acre Limit for Agriculture and Timber Conservation Use Property Tax Classification Amendment (2026) - On the ballot
13. Georgia Referendum A, Farm Equipment Tax Exemptions Measure (2006)
14. Georgia Referendum A, Tax Exemptions for Agricultural Property Measure (1998)
15. Georgia Referendum A, Tax Exemptions for Farm Equipment Measure (2000)
16. Georgia Referendum B, Merged Family-Owned Farms and Dairy and Eggs Tax Exemption Measure (2022)
17. Georgia Referendum B, Tax Exemptions for Blueberry Plants Measure (1994)

Hawaii

1. Hawaii Bonds for Agricultural Enterprises, Amendment 2 (2014)
2. Hawaii Land Management and Agricultural Land, Amendment 24 (1978)

Kansas

1. Kansas Agricultural Land Assessed on Use Amendment (1976)

Kentucky

1. Kentucky Agricultural Land Assessment Referendum (1969)

Louisiana

1. Louisiana Farmer and Fisherman Funds Amendment, Question 4 (2004)

Maine

1. Maine Agriculture, Natural Resources and Human Health Bond Issue, Question 2 (2014)
2. Maine Proposed Constitutional Amendment 6, State Guaranteed Industrial Loans for Fisheries and Agriculture Measure (1967)
3. Maine Question 1, Science and Technology Research and Development Bond Measure (1998)
4. Maine Question 1, Water Infrastructure Improvement Bond Measure (June 2008)
5. Maine Question 2, Wholesale and Retail Milk Price Control Repeal Initiative (1982)
6. Maine Question 3, Bond Issue to Fund Centers for Advanced Technology Measure (1985)
7. Maine Question 3, Right to Produce, Harvest, and Consume Food Amendment (2021)
8. Maine Question 5, Bond Issue to Fund Water Treatment Facilities, Pollution Abatement, and Agricultural Projects Measure (2001)
9. Maine Question 6, Job Growth in Agriculture and Small Businesses Bond Measure (1996)
10. Maine Question 6, Land Valuation for Certain Lands at Current Value Amendment (1970)
11. Maine Question 7, Public Lands and Easements Bond Measure (1999)
12. Maine Referendum Question No. 1, Agricultural and Economic Development Bond Measure (1981)

Maryland

1. Maryland Farm Land Assessment, Amendment 14 (1960)

Massachusetts

1. Massachusetts Question 1, Authorize Use-Based Tax Assessment for Agricultural and Horticultural Land Amendment (1972)
2. Massachusetts Question 3, Minimum Size Requirements for Farm Animal Containment (2016)

Michigan

1. Michigan Bonds for Drains and Agricultural Lands Amendment (1914)
2. Michigan Proposal No. 3, Milk Marketing Board Referendum (1942)

Minnesota

1. Minnesota Amendment 3, Right to Sell One's Produce without License Amendment (1906)
2. Minnesota Establish Grain Elevators, Amendment 3 (1924)
3. Minnesota Rural Credit System, Amendment 1 (1922)
4. Minnesota State Hail Insurance, Amendment 2 (1912)
5. Minnesota State Hail Insurance, Amendment 3 (1908)
6. Minnesota State Hail Insurance, Amendment 3 (1910)

Missouri

1. Missouri Amendment 1, Constitutional Right to Farm Measure (August 2014)
2. Missouri Amendment 2, Establish Missouri State Land Bank Initiative (1916)
3. Missouri Proposition 9, State Department of Agriculture Referendum (1922)

Montana

1. Montana Abolish State Board of Milk Control, I-96 (1984)
2. Montana Levy for Agricultural and Extension Service, R-34 (1930)
3. Montana Levy for Hail Insurance, Amendment 1(1926)
4. Montana Terminal Elevator Bonds, Referendum 1 (1918)

Nebraska

1. Nebraska Amendment 2, Grain Tax Amendment (1956)
2. Nebraska Amendment 3, Livestock Taxation Amendment (1960)
3. Nebraska Amendment 4, Classification of Agricultural Land Measure (1984)
4. Nebraska Amendment 5, Tax Valuation of Agricultural Land Amendment (1966)
5. Nebraska Amendment 7, Valuation of Agricultural Lands Amendment (1972)
6. Nebraska Initiative Measure 300, Restrict Farm Land Ownership Measure (1982)

New Jersey

1. New Jersey Public Question No. 6 (1963)
2. New Jersey Public Question Three (2007)

New Mexico

1. New Mexico Proposed Amendment 3, Contracts for Grazing and Agricultural Leases (1942)

North Carolina

1. North Carolina Agricultural Bonds Agency Amendment (May 1984)
2. North Carolina Agricultural Research Bonds Referendum (1961)
3. North Carolina State Constitution Revisions Amendment (1876)

North Dakota

1. North Dakota Agricultural and Educational Funding Separation, Referendum 2 (1962)
2. North Dakota Corporate Dairy and Swine Farming Referendum, Referred Measure 1 (June 2016)
3. North Dakota Corporation Farming and Agriculture Prohibition Initiative (1932)
4. North Dakota Crop Mortgage Initiative (1932)
5. North Dakota Family-Owned Corporate Farms Initiative, Measure 2 (1974)
6. North Dakota Farm Labor Lien Initiative (1924)
7. North Dakota Farming and Ranching Amendment, Measure 3 (2012)
8. North Dakota Grain Grading Initiative (1922)
9. North Dakota Hail Insurance Initiative (1918)
10. North Dakota Hail Insurance Referendum (1918)
11. North Dakota Incorporated Farming and Ranching Referendum, Number 3 (1968)
12. North Dakota Outlawing Crop Mortgages Initiative (1932)
13. North Dakota Packing Plants Referendum (1936)
14. North Dakota Repeal Grain Storage Commissioner Referendum (1939)
15. North Dakota Repeal Mill Tax for Terminal Elevators (1916)
16. North Dakota State Ownership of Grain Elevators Referendum (1912)
17. North Dakota Terminal Grain Elevators Referendum (1914)
18. North Dakota Volume-Based License Fees for Creameries Referendum (1938)

Oklahoma

1. Oklahoma Right to Farm Amendment, State Question 777 (2016)
2. Oklahoma State Question 170, Soil Conservation Initiative (July 1932)

Oregon

1. Oregon Measure 38, Prohibition of Livestock in Polluted Waters Initiative (1996)
2. Oregon Measure 8, Repeal of Milk Regulation Law Initiative (1954)
3. Oregon Measure Nos. 316-317, Repeal of Milk Control Law Initiative (1940)
4. Oregon Measure Nos. 318-319, Rural Credits Fund for Farming-Related Purchases Initiative (1916)
5. Oregon Measure Nos. 322-323, Farming Tax Exemption Initiative (June 1908)
6. Oregon Measure Nos. 332-333, Creation of Milk Control Administrator Initiative (1952)

Pennsylvania

1. Pennsylvania Question 1, Agricultural Land Preservation Bond Measure (1987)
2. Pennsylvania Question 1, Agriculture Standards and Special Tax Provisions Amendment (May 1973)

South Dakota

1. South Dakota Amendment 8, State Irrigation Control and Promotion Measure (1914)
2. South Dakota Amendment A, Reclassifying Farm Property Measure (1966)
3. South Dakota Amendment A, Repeal Restrictions on Corporate Farming Measure (June 2002)
4. South Dakota Amendment A, State Leased Lands Taxation Measure (1994)
5. South Dakota Amendment C, School and Public Lands Lease Measure (1948)
6. South Dakota Amendment D, Assessment of Agricultural Lands Measure (1954)
7. South Dakota Amendment E, Prohibit New Corporate Farming Measure (1998)
8. South Dakota Amendment K, State Hail Insurance Measure (1918)
9. South Dakota Amendment L, State Grain Elevators and Warehouses Measure (1918)
10. South Dakota Assessments for Agricultural Drainage Amendment (1906)
11. South Dakota Initiated Measure 2, Repeal Dairy Marketing Act Measure (1978)
12. South Dakota Initiated Measure 3, Ban Corporate Hog Farms Measure (1988)
13. South Dakota Initiative 1, Legalize Industrial Hemp Measure (2002)
14. South Dakota Referred Law 4, Public Warehouses Law Referendum (1924)

Texas

1. Texas Proposition 1, Farm Product Exemptions Amendment (September 1879)
2. Texas Proposition 1, Grain Warehouse Fund Amendment (1987)
3. Texas Proposition 1, Right to Farming, Ranching, Timber Production, Horticulture, and Wildlife Management Amendment (2023)
4. Texas Proposition 1, Taxation of Agricultural Lands Amendment (1966)
5. Texas Proposition 16, Agricultural Bonds Amendment (1993)
6. Texas Proposition 3, Cocoa and Green Coffee Tax Exemptions in Harris County Amendment (2001)
7. Texas Proposition 3, Department of Agriculture and Bureau of Labor Amendment (August 1907)
8. Texas Proposition 3, Farm and Ranch Finance Program Amendment (1995)
9. Texas Proposition 3, Food and Fiber Production Amendment (1983)
10. Texas Proposition 3, Tax Exemptions for Husbandry Implements Amendment (1982)
11. Texas Proposition 5, Marine and Agricultural Associations Amendment (1977)
12. Texas Proposition 5, Property Tax Exemption on Retail Animal Feed Amendment (2025)
13. Texas Proposition 5, Tax Exemptions for Livestock and Poultry Amendment (1981)

Utah

1. Utah Proposition 2, Allow Property Tax Exemption for Farm Equipment Amendment (1986)
2. Utah Proposition 4, Permit the Legislature Let Land be Assessed Based on Agricultural Value Amendment (1968)

Virginia

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

Washington

1. Washington Elimination of Agricultural Tax Preferences for Marijuana, Advisory Vote No. 8 (2014)
2. Washington HJR 42, Agricultural Trade Commissions Amendment (1985)
3. Washington Initiative 59, Non-Public Agricultural Irrigation Measure (1977)
4. Washington Referendum 32, Milk Marketing Regulation Measure (1962)

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