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".c" C�" X �� y{ FMMP - Prime Favniand D... o <br />File Fait View Domino, Tuols <br />CILRP x FMMP > Overview <br />Prime Farmland as Mapped by FMMP <br />In order to be shown on FMMP's Important Farmland Maps as Prime Farmland and Farmland <br />of Statewide Importance, <br />land must meet both the following crtleria_ <br />Has been used for irrigated agncultuml production at some time during the four years prior to <br />the Important Farmland Map date. Irrigated land use Is determined by FMMP staff by analyzing <br />current aerial photos, local comment letters, and related GIS data supplemented with field <br />verification. <br />- -AND -- <br />The soil must meet the physical and chemical a'itena for Prime Farmland or Farmland of <br />Statewide Importance as determined by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service <br />(NRCS) NRCS compiles Fists of which soils in each survey area meet the quality Crane <br />Factors considered in qualification of a sod by NRCS include_ <br />• Water moisture regimes, available water capacity, and developed litigation water supply <br />• <br />Soil temperature range <br />• <br />Acid alkali balance <br />• <br />Water table <br />• Soil sodium content <br />Flooding (uncontrolled runoff from natural precipltatlon) <br />• Erodibility <br />• Permeability rate <br />• Rock fragment content <br />• .Soil rooting depth <br />.. ena and maptaim cafegoHes, please read this excerpt from <br />For more detail about the sod Grit .............. ..._ <br />the FMMP Guidelines. <br />The Prune/Statewide lists for each county are available on the FMMP web site In PDF format. <br />Any ques0ons specific to sod qualifications for Prime Farmland of Farmland of Statewide <br />Importance lists should be directed to your local NRCS office _ For questions On Compilation of <br />the Important Farmland Maps, contact FMMP_ The NRCS Set Data Mart hosts original soil <br />data in CIS format- -see links below. <br />680 /030670 -0001 <br />6746310.1 x03/0 1/14 <br />75A -385 <br />FMMP - Ovenrieww '...... <br />e Overview <br />w jKlfgr and <br />0) Funding R Lemsofion <br />6 FMMP Survey Area <br />* Prime Farmland 8 FMIAP <br />Cy Ordering Products <br />• Staff <br />• Site Index <br />o FMMP HOME <br />