Title: What Makes for Good Farm Land? | Gone Outdoors | Your Adventure Awaits
Headings: What Makes for Good Farm Land?
What Makes for Good Farm Land?
Soil
Drainage
Climate
Location
History

Content: These maps usually divide areas into zones that are ten degrees colder (or warmer) than each other. While you might think that the best farmland would always be in warm areas, it is really what location is best for the plant to be grown. Some plants prefer cooler temperatures. Location
Today, good farmland is usually located in an area that has other farms in it already. The reason for this is that a farm shouldn’t be near anything that could potentially harm the quality of the crops grown or the animals raised there. Even non-organic farms would not want to be downstream from a factory, which could potentially poison the groundwater and ultimately anything growing there. At the same time, it is beneficial to farm near an urban center or some method of distribution. Good farmland has to make economic sense. History
With farmland comes a history, not only of the people who farmed it before, but also of water and temperature patterns. Ideally, good farmland has year-round access to water, either through a well, spring or stream.