5.
Agricultural intensity
(
weighting 10%)
a.
The committee will use the 2011 Agricultural Intensity Index map to indicate
agricultural intensity for an area (map attached). In accordance to the map the
following score will be automatically applied:
0.0-0.2
= 1 score
0.3-0.4
= 2 score
0.5-0.6
= 3 score
0.7-0.8
= 4 score
0.9-1.0
= 5 score
The Agricultural Intensity Map was based on Census of Agriculture 2011 variables
for fertilizer and lime purchases ($), purchases of pesticides ($) and manure
production (tonnes). Intensities were determined by dividing each variable by the
area in square miles of each municipality. This data was then normalized and
summed to produce the final Agriculture Intensity Index
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