Desired Condition: Federal agencies must assess the effects of their actions on farmland soils classified by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) as prime or unique. Prime or unique farmland is defined as a soil that particularly produces general crops such as common foods, forage, fiber, and oil seed; unique farmland produces specialty crops such as fruits, vegetables, and nuts.

Source:

• Council on Environmental Quality memorandum, August 11, 1980, Prime and Unique Agricultural Lands and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
• National Environmental Policy Act