Prime farmland

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-022142",
  "term": "Prime farmland",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Prime Farmland",
  "definition": "1. Land that has the best combination of physical and chemical characteristics for producing food, feed, forage, fiber, and oilseed crops and is also available for these uses.\n\n2. Refers to soils designated by the Natural Resources Conservation Service as “prime farmland.” Prime farmland is land that has the best combination of physical and 30 chemical characteristics for producing food, feed, forage, fiber, and oilseed crops, and is also available for these uses (the land could be cropland, pastureland, rangeland, forestland, or other land, but not urban built-up land or water). [Office of the President Council on Environmental Quality Guidance for Federal Agencies on Sustainable Practices for Designed Landscapes at https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/ceq/recommendations_on_sustainable_landscaping_practices.pdf[",
  "subject": "Built environments",
  "references": [
    "USDA National Resources Inventory Glossary",
    "EPA EV-Built Environments-Human Modified Land"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/prime-farmland/"
}