Agroforestry Fact Sheet

Policy Options:

• Hawaii HRS § 166: Creates agricultural parks that provide long-term leases to experienced and beginning farmers engaging in agriculture, including agroforestry.
• Minnesota HF 1955 (Enacted, 2023): Appropriates $500,000 for grants to support the development of enterprises, supply chains, and markets for continuous-living cover crops and cropping systems in the early stages of commercial development. 
• Pennsylvania HB 1132 (Introduced, 2023): Creates the Agroforestry Program and Fund to provide grants to farmers and businesses implementing agroforestry. 
• Puerto Rico LPR § 135: Provides tax-exempt status to certain forests in Puerto Rico’s Auxiliary Forests Program, including agroforests. 
• Washington SB 5947 (Enacted, 2020): Creates the Sustainable Farms & Fields Program to provide farmers with technical expertise and financial assistance on climate-smart farming practices, including agroforestry.

• Wisconsin SB 692 (Enacted, 2022): Expands the Wisconsin Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program to include stormwater control measures and agroforestry.