New Jersey Highlands CouncilThe Contiguous Farms greater than 250 acres data layer is an intensity indicator that represents areas with contiguous farming landscapes. The layer is based upon the following factors: parcels with 10% or greater agricultural uses and 1%+ important soils (local and statewide importance and prime soils) and preserved farms. Features were buffered by 50 feet to reduce fragmentation and only those areas with 250 or greater contiguous areas were selected. Once the Agricultural Resource Area (ARA) was established (based upon this data layer) those parcels that are outside of the ARA were deleted. Urban Land Use Land Cover Types have been removed.ArcGIS FeatureLayerhttps://hub.arcgis.com/datasets/1e137754dd654a9d8f9d1e8c43f2e195_1engNew Jersey Geographic Information Network (NJGIN) Open Data PortalPublicAgricultural Landscapes Greater Than 250ac [New Jersey]Web servicesNew JerseyLast Modified: 2021-03-11