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Measuring Surrounding Agricultural Land <br />Step 1. <br />Calculate the percentage of the project's Zone of Influence that is currently producing <br />agricultural crops. [This figure can be determined using information from the Department <br />of Conservation's Important Farmland Map Series, the Department of Water Resources' <br />Land Use Map Series, locally derived maps, or direct site inspection. For agricultural land <br />that is currently fallowed, a determination must be made concerning whether the land has <br />been fallowed as part of a rotational sequence during normal agricultural operations, or <br />because the land has become formally "committed" to a nonagricultural use. Land that has <br />become formally committed, whether fallow or not should not generally be included in <br />determining the proportion of the Zone of Influence that is agricultural land. For further <br />information on the definition of Committed Land, refer to the following Explanation of the <br />Surrounding Agricultural Land Rating.] <br />Step 2. <br />Based on the percentage of agricultural land in the ZOI determined in Step 1, assign a <br />Surrounding Agricultural Land score to the project according to Table 6, and enter this <br />score in Line 5 of the Final LESA Scoresheet (Table 8) . <br />Table 6. Surrounding Agricultural Land Rating <br />Percent of Project's <br />Zone of Influence <br />in Agricultural Use <br />Surrounding <br />Agricultural Land <br />Score <br />90-100% <br />100 Points <br />80-89 <br />90 <br />75-79 <br />80 <br />70-74 <br />70 <br />65-69 <br />60 <br />60-64 <br />50 <br />55-59 <br />40 <br />50-54 <br />30 <br />45 -49 <br />20 <br />40 -44 <br />10 <br />40 < <br />0 <br />25 <br />