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Alabama Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP) Ranking Criteria 2009

ALABAMA FARMLAND PROTECTION PROGRAM

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FRPP Ranking Criteria  Scale Points This Parcel
1.  Percent Prime, Unique and Important to be protected by conservation easement.

<50% = 0, If over 50% points equals percent, i.e. 75% = 75 points. 		0-100 points  
2. Percent cropland, pastureland, or hayland (including CRP trees).

<33% = 0, If over 33% points equals percent, i.e. 66% = 66 points		 0-100 points  
3. Ratio of the total acres of land in the parcel to be protected to average farm size in the county according to the most recent USDA Census of Agriculture.

< 1.0 = 0 points, Points equals ratio times 10 up to 100 points.		 0-100 points  
4. Decrease in the percentage of acreage of farm land in the county in which parcel is located in last 2 USDA Census of Agriculture.

0 = No Decrease, 25 0-5% Decrease; 50 points =5-10% Decrease; 75 =10-15%, 100 = > 15%. 		0-100 points  
5. Percent population growth in the county as documented by the United State Census. 0 =Less Than State Growth Rate, If County Growth Rate is greater than State--Points equal 10 points for each percent above State Growth Rate, not to exceed 100 points 0-100 points  
6. Population Density (population per square mile) as documented by the most recent United States Census. 0 points if county is less dense than state; points equal 10 points for each percentage point above the state population density, not to exceed 100. 0-100 points  
7. Proximity of parcel to other protected land, such as military installations, land owned in fee title by the United States or a State or local government, or by an entity whose purpose is to protect agricultural use and related conservation values, or land that is already subject to an easement or deed restriction that limits the conversion of the land to nonagricultural use.

0 = > 1 mile; 25 = ¼ -1 mile and less < 100 acres; 50 = ¼-1 mile and > 100 acres; 75 = Contiguous and < 100 acres; 100 = Contiguous and > 100 acres. 		0-100 points  

Map of Counties Receiving Additional Points

 

Last Modified: 04/30/2009


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