Our Range Management Team has decades of experience managing livestock, wildlife, and open space valuations for private, commercial, and industrial landowners. Successful application of Range Management practices can result in reduction of taxable value, property tax deferment, potential increase in property value, and a visually aesthetic buffer around existing commercial/industrial operations.
Range Management Services Include:
Agricultural Property Tax Valuation (1-d-1)
Wildlife Property Tax Valuation (1-d-1w)
Managed Lands Deer (MLD) Permits
Grazing Leases
Agricultural Property Tax Valuation
Under Texas Property Tax Code (1-d-1) Open Space Agricultural Appraisal, Qualified Open-Space Land can result in reduced property taxes by the County Appraisal District. Approved uses for qualified land generally includes raising livestock and crop production.
Services Offered
Establishment of new operations
Maintenance of existing exemptions
Coordination with county tax appraiser’s office
Applications for new valuations
Transfer of existing valuations
Planting and rotation of crops and native vegetation
Grazing Leases with livestock owned and operated by Westward
Includes feeding, breeding, vaccinations
Delivery to and from auction
Maintain records
Liability insurance on livestock
Maintenance of fences where livestock are contained
Utilization of our own equipment
Keep roads clear for driving and ease of access
Wildlife Property Tax Valuation
Westward will coordinate with the County Tax Assessor’s office to create site specific Wildlife Management Plans (1-d-1w) that significantly reduce property taxes compared to market value. Westward offers services to maintain and improve habitat, establish predator control, and provide supplemental supplies of food and water to maintain healthy populations. Let us help you reduce your tax burden while creating good faith with the surrounding community through responsible land management practices.
Services Offered
Create site-specific Wildlife Management Plans with staff biologists
Coordinate with county tax appraiser’s office, including applications for new, and the transfer of existing, valuations
Habitat control/management, including brush management and vegetative plantings
Erosion control
Predator control/management
Providing supplemental supplies of food & water
Providing shelter
Conducting census counts to determine population