There's no single statewide acreage minimum — each use has its own. Bees are the exception: state law fixes the range at 5 to 20 acres. Here's the verified 2026 breakdown.

What a Texas ag exemption really is, how much it saves, which animals and uses qualify, and how to apply — with verified requirements for 43 Texas counties.

Generally no — each tax parcel needs its own qualifying acreage, hive count, and history. The legitimate ways to handle adjacent parcels, and why the “empty hive” shortcut gets landowners audited.

If your land already holds a 1-d-1 ag valuation from cattle, hay, or another use, you can switch to beekeeping immediately — no new 5-year history. Here's how to do it without triggering a review.

Verified 2026 hive requirements for a bee ag exemption in 43 Texas counties. Most require 6 hives on 5 acres — but 17 counties use different standards. See yours.

Everything about the Texas bee ag exemption: the 4 requirements, verified county hive standards, real savings math, the 5-year timeline, Form 50-129, and rollback risk.

Real pricing for Texas ag exemption hive management — what the service costs per hive, what drives the price, the three pricing models, and the one question to ask any provider before you sign.

You do not have to become a beekeeper to qualify for a beekeeping ag valuation. Here is how hive leases and management contracts work, what they cost, and what a good agreement covers.

No ag history means no valuation — yet. Here is the year-by-year plan for building a 5-of-7-year record with bees, what counts as proof, and the shortcut most buyers miss.

How to get an ag exemption in Texas, start to finish: which form your county actually wants (it’s not always the 50-129), what to attach, the April 30 deadline, and the mistakes that get applications denied.

The ag valuation saves you thousands a year — until the use stops. Here is how the rollback tax works, what triggers it, and the math on what three years of recapture actually costs.

A denial letter is not the end of the process — it is the start of a deadline. Here is the protest playbook we use when a county denies a beekeeping ag valuation.