To provide protection and flexibility for seasonal needs, the agricultural sector relies on storage buildings for equipment, livestock shelters, and temporary crop storage. Farmers often use storage ...

WILLMAR -- Tearing down and burying old farm buildings on-site is -- legally -- more difficult now than in the past. The process includes permits, site inspections, having a certified landfill ...

Often, building needs go beyond repairs. A renovation program may be a better long-term option for improving efficiency and ...

Farmers will now be able to increase slurry storage capacity and construct additional housing for livestock without the need to seek planning permission in certain situations.

Agricultural producers and land owners apply for grants from federal and state government agencies to finance the construction or renovation of barns, housing units, storage bins and other buildings ...

Albemarle County elected officials want to be able to expand the use of photo-speed monitoring devices, require minimum building standards for farm buildings used by the public and issue civil ...

Farms could be paying more tax than necessary by overlooking or wrongly applying the structures and buildings allowance (SBA), say advisers. This is a capital allowance (CA) of 3% a year on a straight ...

Scattered across an old farm in the middle of Frederick are nearly two dozen buildings and structures that represent more than 200 years of the city's past. As a developer moves in to build a new ...

“In addition, I had never obtained any APA permits for any of the other farm buildings and structures that we have built over the years.” Essex Building Code Officer Dave Lansing said there was indeed ...

Proposed agricultural uses on residentially-zoned property in southern St. Tammany Parish would get more scrutiny under a measure approved Wednesday night by the parish Zoning Commission. The panel ...