The state had to do something, we were losing farms to development, it became political unfortunately, because many saw this as an anti business climate. It is an anti development issue, and not just because of "scenery". Farming is a business, albeit not a tax generator. And there lies the battle. Property taxes are very high here, because so many small towns have low population and no tax base. The developers press this issue, stating that development will relieve the cost of property taxes. So instead of dealing with the taxation issues, they want to turn the state into New Jersey. Tract housing, mini malls, strip malls, etc. There is nothing sadder than an auction held by a farmer as he sells out to a developer, a farm that has been in his family for generations. Some have children who have taken up farming so that they can hold on. We support small farms, and it took many years to finally see conservatives join the movement. It took maga families and their turn toward traditional values, and health to make this happen. Take a drive through New Hampshire and Vermont for foliage, you will see the difference in the land. Now, the only preserved land in NH is state forests, up here, the preserved land is privately owned, and working. All those fields and orchards are producing. Where one person sees 50 acres as empty and envisions paving it and developing it, I see 50 acres of good hay to feed the cows and sheep through the winter.The legislature passed, around 20 years ago, tax relief in the way of land use. If you set up a little farmstand for your extra produce, you can claim a land use exemption on property tax, if you build a garage or a swimming pool, you will get taxed. If you build a barn for your goats and hens, or for equipment storage, you claim an exemption.