Sustainability of agricultural land use is determined by economic and environmental characteristics of land resources. The method for land use assessing, which enables to determine the type of its environmental and economic indicators, was developed. The method includes the calculation of performance indicators, drafting the scale and the determination of the cumulative environmental and economic score for land. The indicators of land use are: the Index of territorial forest extent, the factor characterized by the rate of land involvement for productive purposes, proportion of arable land in farmland, factor of ecological stability of a territory, factor of anthropogenic stress of a territory, degree of a landscape stability, factor of anthropogenic intensity, factor of ecological intensity of a territory. The assessment is carried out by using the software «Îöåíêà çåìëåïîëüçîâàíèÿ» (Land Evaluation), developed by the authors. The scale and the cumulative score enable to determine the type of environmental economic status of land use. The results of assessment of environmental and economic status of the land-use in Sovyetsky district of the Rostov region showed that cumulative score varied from 51 to 58, the average score for Sovyetsky district was 55 points. All land use types related to sustainable land use type, differing in the degree of manifestation. The schedule for distribution of the cumulative score of the land use and of the district was drafted. There were proposed: 1) the adjustment for the land use tax in Sovyetsky district, depending on the environmental and economic conditions, 2) the measures for the rational use of agricultural land, 3) the limitation of the cultivation area of sunflower up to 15 % of the total area of arable land. Thus, the results of assessment of environmental and economic conditions are the basis of the algorithm for validation management decisions to ensure the sustainability of land use.
