One of USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service’s (NRCS) most sought after tools was recently updated. Ninety-four percent of all soil survey areas nationwide recently had their in… ...

USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service announced recently that soils information for Iowa landowners is updated and available for free online, via Web Soil Survey – the most widely used ...

Information that was in a mammoth 600-page book at the NRCS office is now available to producers through a website called Web Soil Survey that can be accessed on a computer or through a smartphone ...

Soils come in many different colors, described by hue, value, and chroma (Munsell color system). Using the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) online Web Soil Survey (WSS) to discover the ...

Global map of soil moisture regimes. Developed by USDA-NRCS, Soil Survey Division, World Soil Resources, Washington, DC.

In recognition of that, North Dakota State University added five new soil health positions in 2012 and the NRCS added a new soil health position in 2014.

A soil survey is a useful tool in the hands of a land manager. Learning the characteristics of the soil types on your property will definitely aid you in using the land for the greatest potential.