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Learn about the conservation needs and latest updates in your state, and
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NRCS delivers science-based soil information to help farmers, ranchers,
foresters, and other land managers effectively manage, conserve, and appraise
their most valuable investment — the soil.
* Getting Assistance
For over 80 years, we’ve helped America’s farmers, ranchers, and landowners
conserve our nation’s resources through our voluntary programs and
science-based solutions.
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Technical Help
* Conservation Technical Assistance
Helps producers identify conservation objectives and a roadmap for
conservation on their operation.
* Conservation Concerns Tool
Use this tool to learn about natural resource concerns that may impact
your ag operation (farmers.gov).
* Engineering
NRCS applies sound engineering tools and principles to plan, design, and
implement conservation practices and systems through delegated approval
authority.
* Technical Service Providers
Technical service providers offer planning, design, and implementation
services to agricultural producers on behalf of NRCS.
Financial Help
* Act Now
Enables states to pre-approve applications when they meet or exceed a
state's pre-determined minimum ranking score.
* Applications and Forms
Find more information on how to apply for NRCS conservation programs.
* Conservation Compliance: Wetlands and Highly Erodible Land Provisions
To maintain eligibility for most USDA programs, producers must comply with
wetland conservation provisions.
* How to Apply
Follow our step-by-step process to get started making improvements on your
land with our one-on-one conservation assistance.
* Payment Schedules
Review the amount and availability of financial assistance for selected
conservation practices in your state.
* Ranking Dates
Applications for NRCS conservation programs are ranked and funded at key
times throughout the year.
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* Cultural Resources
NRCS programs are administered following the National Historic
Preservation Act and other laws.
* Environmental Compliance
NRCS programs are administered following the National Environmental Policy
Act.
Other Topics
* Disaster Recovery
NRCS can help ag producers and communities recover when natural disasters
strike.
* Underserved Communities
Farm Bill special provisions provide incentives and address unique
circumstances of historically underserved producers.
* Nutrient Management
This practice helps producers reduce input costs, maximize yields, and
efficiently manage nutrients.
* Organic Agriculture
Conservation and organics go hand-in-hand, and NRCS offers tools for
organic farmers to improve their operations.
* Urban Agriculture
Conservation assistance is available for urban farmers, including high
tunnels, soil health practices, composting and irrigation.
* Conservation Technical Assistance
Helps producers identify conservation objectives and a roadmap for
conservation on their operation.
* Conservation Concerns Tool
Use this tool to learn about natural resource concerns that may impact
your ag operation (farmers.gov).
* Engineering
NRCS applies sound engineering tools and principles to plan, design, and
implement conservation practices and systems through delegated approval
authority.
* Technical Service Providers
Technical service providers offer planning, design, and implementation
services to agricultural producers on behalf of NRCS.
* Act Now
Enables states to pre-approve applications when they meet or exceed a
state's pre-determined minimum ranking score.
* Applications and Forms
Find more information on how to apply for NRCS conservation programs.
* Conservation Compliance: Wetlands and Highly Erodible Land Provisions
To maintain eligibility for most USDA programs, producers must comply with
wetland conservation provisions.
* How to Apply
Follow our step-by-step process to get started making improvements on your
land with our one-on-one conservation assistance.
* Payment Schedules
Review the amount and availability of financial assistance for selected
conservation practices in your state.
* Ranking Dates
Applications for NRCS conservation programs are ranked and funded at key
times throughout the year.
* Cultural Resources
NRCS programs are administered following the National Historic
Preservation Act and other laws.
* Environmental Compliance
NRCS programs are administered following the National Environmental Policy
Act.
* Disaster Recovery
NRCS can help ag producers and communities recover when natural disasters
strike.
* Underserved Communities
Farm Bill special provisions provide incentives and address unique
circumstances of historically underserved producers.
* Nutrient Management
This practice helps producers reduce input costs, maximize yields, and
efficiently manage nutrients.
* Organic Agriculture
Conservation and organics go hand-in-hand, and NRCS offers tools for
organic farmers to improve their operations.
* Urban Agriculture
Conservation assistance is available for urban farmers, including high
tunnels, soil health practices, composting and irrigation.
Featured
CONSERVATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) provides our nation’s farmers,
ranchers and forestland owners with the knowledge and tools they need to
conserve, maintain and restore the natural resources on their lands and
improve the health of their operations for the future.
* Programs & Initiatives
Our natural resource conservation programs help people reduce soil erosion,
enhance water supplies, improve water quality, increase wildlife habitat, and
reduce damage caused by floods and other natural disasters.
View All Programs & Initiatives
Programs
* Environmental Quality Incentives Program
Provides assistance to agricultural producers to address natural resource
concerns.
* Regional Conservation Partnership Program
Brings together partners to expand the reach of NRCS conservation
programs.
* Conservation Innovation Grants
Brings together partners to innovate on conservation approaches and
technologies.
* Conservation Stewardship Program
Helps agricultural producers take their conservation efforts to the next
level.
* Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program
Helps state and tribal governments improve public access to private lands
for recreation.
* Agricultural Management Assistance
Helps agricultural producers manage financial risk through
diversification, marketing or natural resource conservation practices.
* Wetland Mitigation Banking Program
Offers competitive grants to support wetland mitigation banks for ag
producers.
* Conservation Reserve Program
The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) provides a yearly rental payment to
farmers who remove environmentally sensitive land from agricultural
production and plant species that will improve environmental health and
quality.
Easements
* Agricultural Conservation Easement Program
Helps producers protect wetlands, grasslands and farmlands for future
generations.
* Wetland Reserve Easements
Helps private and tribal landowners protect, restore, and enhance wetlands
degraded by agricultural uses.
* Wetland Reserve Enhancement Partnership
Brings together partners and producers to protect wetlands.
* Healthy Forests Reserve Program
Helps landowners restore, enhance, and protect forestland resources on
private and tribal lands and aids the recovery of endangered and
threatened species.
* Agricultural Land Easements
Helps private and tribal landowners, land trusts, and other entities
protect croplands and grasslands on working farms and ranches.
Watershed Programs
* Emergency Watershed Protection
Assists communities recovering from natural disasters.
* Watershed and Flood Prevention Operation
Offers assistance to communities to address watershed resource concerns.
* Watershed Rehabilitation
Rehabilitates NRCS dams to comply with design safety performance
standards.
Initiatives
* Landscape Conservation Initiatives
Accelerates conservation benefits through targeted efforts for water
quality, water quantity and wildlife.
* Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative
Nationwide collaborative process working to maintain and improve the
management, productivity, and health of privately owned grazing land.
* High Tunnel
Provides targeted assistance to promote use of high tunnels, which offer
many benefits including longer growing season.
* On-Farm Energy Initiative
Assistance to inventory and analyze farm systems that use energy and
identify ways to improve efficiency through an Agricultural Energy
Management Plan.
* Sentinel Landscapes Initiative
The Sentinel Landscapes Partnership is a coalition of federal agencies,
state and local governments, and nongovernmental organizations that work
with private landowners.
* Environmental Quality Incentives Program
Provides assistance to agricultural producers to address natural resource
concerns.
* Regional Conservation Partnership Program
Brings together partners to expand the reach of NRCS conservation
programs.
* Conservation Innovation Grants
Brings together partners to innovate on conservation approaches and
technologies.
* Conservation Stewardship Program
Helps agricultural producers take their conservation efforts to the next
level.
* Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program
Helps state and tribal governments improve public access to private lands
for recreation.
* Agricultural Management Assistance
Helps agricultural producers manage financial risk through
diversification, marketing or natural resource conservation practices.
* Wetland Mitigation Banking Program
Offers competitive grants to support wetland mitigation banks for ag
producers.
* Conservation Reserve Program
The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) provides a yearly rental payment to
farmers who remove environmentally sensitive land from agricultural
production and plant species that will improve environmental health and
quality.
* Agricultural Conservation Easement Program
Helps producers protect wetlands, grasslands and farmlands for future
generations.
* Wetland Reserve Easements
Helps private and tribal landowners protect, restore, and enhance wetlands
degraded by agricultural uses.
* Wetland Reserve Enhancement Partnership
Brings together partners and producers to protect wetlands.
* Healthy Forests Reserve Program
Helps landowners restore, enhance, and protect forestland resources on
private and tribal lands and aids the recovery of endangered and
threatened species.
* Agricultural Land Easements
Helps private and tribal landowners, land trusts, and other entities
protect croplands and grasslands on working farms and ranches.
* Emergency Watershed Protection
Assists communities recovering from natural disasters.
* Watershed and Flood Prevention Operation
Offers assistance to communities to address watershed resource concerns.
* Watershed Rehabilitation
Rehabilitates NRCS dams to comply with design safety performance
standards.
* Landscape Conservation Initiatives
Accelerates conservation benefits through targeted efforts for water
quality, water quantity and wildlife.
* Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative
Nationwide collaborative process working to maintain and improve the
management, productivity, and health of privately owned grazing land.
* High Tunnel
Provides targeted assistance to promote use of high tunnels, which offer
many benefits including longer growing season.
* On-Farm Energy Initiative
Assistance to inventory and analyze farm systems that use energy and
identify ways to improve efficiency through an Agricultural Energy
Management Plan.
* Sentinel Landscapes Initiative
The Sentinel Landscapes Partnership is a coalition of federal agencies,
state and local governments, and nongovernmental organizations that work
with private landowners.
Featured
REGIONAL CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM
The Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) is a partner-driven
approach to conservation that funds solutions to natural resource challenges
on agricultural land.
* Resources
The technical resources and references NRCS provides uses science-based
technology to aid conservation planning and benefit soil, water, air, plants,
and animals for productive lands and healthy ecosystems.
View All Resources
Guides and Instructions
* Field Office Technical Guides
* Conservation Practice Standards
* How to Get a DUNS Number
* National Soil Survey Handbook
* Keys to Soil Taxonomy
* Soil Survey Manual
* Soil Taxonomy
* Technical Soil Services Handbook
View All Guides and Instructions
Data and Reports
* Web Soil Survey
* PLANTS Database
* RCA Dataviewer
* Soil Texture Calculator
* Official Soil Series Descriptions
* SSURGO/STATSGO2 Metadata
* Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP)
View All Data and Reports
Education and Teaching Materials
* What is Soil?
* State Soils
* Soil Colors
* Soil Formation and Classification
View All Education and Teaching Materials
Tech Tools
* WIN-PST
WIN-PST is an environmental risk screening tool for pesticides.
* WinTR-20
Download WinTR-20 Tool
* WinTR-55
Download WinTR-55 Tool
View All Tech Tools
* Field Office Technical Guides
* Conservation Practice Standards
* How to Get a DUNS Number
* National Soil Survey Handbook
* Keys to Soil Taxonomy
* Soil Survey Manual
* Soil Taxonomy
* Technical Soil Services Handbook
View All Guides and Instructions
* Web Soil Survey
* PLANTS Database
* RCA Dataviewer
* Soil Texture Calculator
* Official Soil Series Descriptions
* SSURGO/STATSGO2 Metadata
* Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP)
View All Data and Reports
* What is Soil?
* State Soils
* Soil Colors
* Soil Formation and Classification
View All Education and Teaching Materials
* WIN-PST
WIN-PST is an environmental risk screening tool for pesticides.
* WinTR-20
Download WinTR-20 Tool
* WinTR-55
Download WinTR-55 Tool
View All Tech Tools
Featured
FIELD OFFICE TECHNICAL GUIDE (FOTG)
Technical guides are the primary scientific references for NRCS. They contain
technical information about the conservation of soil, water, air, and related
plant and animal resources.
* News & Events
Welcome to the NRCS newsroom! Here you’ll find the latest information on
USDA’s conservation agency, including news releases, feature stories,
downloadable media files and more.
View All News & Events
* News
View All News
USDA Makes $1.5 Billion Available to Help Farmers Advance Conservation and
Climate-Smart Agriculture as Part of President Biden’s Investing in
America Agenda
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USDA MAKES $1.5 BILLION AVAILABLE TO HELP FARMERS ADVANCE CONSERVATION AND
CLIMATE-SMART ...
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* Events
View All Events
Learn about webinars, training opportunities and local events related to
NRCS programs and services.
Featured
EMERGING FINDINGS ON THE EFFECTS OF COVER CROPS ON GRASSLAND BIRDS
Read more
* Contact
NRCS has employees in counties across America that help local communities
every day.
View All Contact
* Find a Service Center
Access local services provided by the Farm Service Agency, Natural
Resources Conservation Service, and the Rural Development agencies.
* Find An Employee
Looking for a particular employee of NRCS? Find them in the USDA Employee
Directory.
* State Office Contacts
Our State Offices Directory provides contact information for NRCS State
Office Representatives.
* NRCS Careers
Looking for a career that can make a difference? Find information about
NRCS career opportunities.
* National Information and Centers
Find information about NRCS National Programs and Centers.
Full Menu
* Conservation Basics
Conserving our natural resources is a vital part of creating and maintaining
healthy ecosystems on our nation’s lands.
View All Conservation Basics
Natural Resource Concerns
* Soil
* Water
* Plants
* Animals
* Land
* Air
* Energy
* Climate
* Wildlife Habitat
* Invasive Species and Pests
View All Natural Resource Concerns
Conservation By State
* State Technical Committees
Every state has an NRCS State Technical Committee. The State Technical
Committee advises the State Conservationist on technical guidelines
necessary to implement the conservation provisions of the Farm Bill.
* Conservation by State
Learn about the conservation needs and latest updates in your state, and
access needed resources.
* State Offices
Find contact information for your state office location and employees.
* Soil
* Water
* Plants
* Animals
* Land
* Air
* Energy
* Climate
* Wildlife Habitat
* Invasive Species and Pests
View All Natural Resource Concerns
* State Technical Committees
Every state has an NRCS State Technical Committee. The State Technical
Committee advises the State Conservationist on technical guidelines
necessary to implement the conservation provisions of the Farm Bill.
* Conservation by State
Learn about the conservation needs and latest updates in your state, and
access needed resources.
* State Offices
Find contact information for your state office location and employees.
Featured
SOIL SCIENCE
NRCS delivers science-based soil information to help farmers, ranchers,
foresters, and other land managers effectively manage, conserve, and appraise
their most valuable investment — the soil.
* Getting Assistance
For over 80 years, we’ve helped America’s farmers, ranchers, and landowners
conserve our nation’s resources through our voluntary programs and
science-based solutions.
View All Getting Assistance
Technical Help
* Conservation Technical Assistance
Helps producers identify conservation objectives and a roadmap for
conservation on their operation.
* Conservation Concerns Tool
Use this tool to learn about natural resource concerns that may impact
your ag operation (farmers.gov).
* Engineering
NRCS applies sound engineering tools and principles to plan, design, and
implement conservation practices and systems through delegated approval
authority.
* Technical Service Providers
Technical service providers offer planning, design, and implementation
services to agricultural producers on behalf of NRCS.
Financial Help
* Act Now
Enables states to pre-approve applications when they meet or exceed a
state's pre-determined minimum ranking score.
* Applications and Forms
Find more information on how to apply for NRCS conservation programs.
* Conservation Compliance: Wetlands and Highly Erodible Land Provisions
To maintain eligibility for most USDA programs, producers must comply with
wetland conservation provisions.
* How to Apply
Follow our step-by-step process to get started making improvements on your
land with our one-on-one conservation assistance.
* Payment Schedules
Review the amount and availability of financial assistance for selected
conservation practices in your state.
* Ranking Dates
Applications for NRCS conservation programs are ranked and funded at key
times throughout the year.
Compliance and Cultural Resources
* Cultural Resources
NRCS programs are administered following the National Historic
Preservation Act and other laws.
* Environmental Compliance
NRCS programs are administered following the National Environmental Policy
Act.
Other Topics
* Disaster Recovery
NRCS can help ag producers and communities recover when natural disasters
strike.
* Underserved Communities
Farm Bill special provisions provide incentives and address unique
circumstances of historically underserved producers.
* Nutrient Management
This practice helps producers reduce input costs, maximize yields, and
efficiently manage nutrients.
* Organic Agriculture
Conservation and organics go hand-in-hand, and NRCS offers tools for
organic farmers to improve their operations.
* Urban Agriculture
Conservation assistance is available for urban farmers, including high
tunnels, soil health practices, composting and irrigation.
* Conservation Technical Assistance
Helps producers identify conservation objectives and a roadmap for
conservation on their operation.
* Conservation Concerns Tool
Use this tool to learn about natural resource concerns that may impact
your ag operation (farmers.gov).
* Engineering
NRCS applies sound engineering tools and principles to plan, design, and
implement conservation practices and systems through delegated approval
authority.
* Technical Service Providers
Technical service providers offer planning, design, and implementation
services to agricultural producers on behalf of NRCS.
* Act Now
Enables states to pre-approve applications when they meet or exceed a
state's pre-determined minimum ranking score.
* Applications and Forms
Find more information on how to apply for NRCS conservation programs.
* Conservation Compliance: Wetlands and Highly Erodible Land Provisions
To maintain eligibility for most USDA programs, producers must comply with
wetland conservation provisions.
* How to Apply
Follow our step-by-step process to get started making improvements on your
land with our one-on-one conservation assistance.
* Payment Schedules
Review the amount and availability of financial assistance for selected
conservation practices in your state.
* Ranking Dates
Applications for NRCS conservation programs are ranked and funded at key
times throughout the year.
* Cultural Resources
NRCS programs are administered following the National Historic
Preservation Act and other laws.
* Environmental Compliance
NRCS programs are administered following the National Environmental Policy
Act.
* Disaster Recovery
NRCS can help ag producers and communities recover when natural disasters
strike.
* Underserved Communities
Farm Bill special provisions provide incentives and address unique
circumstances of historically underserved producers.
* Nutrient Management
This practice helps producers reduce input costs, maximize yields, and
efficiently manage nutrients.
* Organic Agriculture
Conservation and organics go hand-in-hand, and NRCS offers tools for
organic farmers to improve their operations.
* Urban Agriculture
Conservation assistance is available for urban farmers, including high
tunnels, soil health practices, composting and irrigation.
Featured
CONSERVATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) provides our nation’s farmers,
ranchers and forestland owners with the knowledge and tools they need to
conserve, maintain and restore the natural resources on their lands and
improve the health of their operations for the future.
* Programs & Initiatives
Our natural resource conservation programs help people reduce soil erosion,
enhance water supplies, improve water quality, increase wildlife habitat, and
reduce damage caused by floods and other natural disasters.
View All Programs & Initiatives
Programs
* Environmental Quality Incentives Program
Provides assistance to agricultural producers to address natural resource
concerns.
* Regional Conservation Partnership Program
Brings together partners to expand the reach of NRCS conservation
programs.
* Conservation Innovation Grants
Brings together partners to innovate on conservation approaches and
technologies.
* Conservation Stewardship Program
Helps agricultural producers take their conservation efforts to the next
level.
* Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program
Helps state and tribal governments improve public access to private lands
for recreation.
* Agricultural Management Assistance
Helps agricultural producers manage financial risk through
diversification, marketing or natural resource conservation practices.
* Wetland Mitigation Banking Program
Offers competitive grants to support wetland mitigation banks for ag
producers.
* Conservation Reserve Program
The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) provides a yearly rental payment to
farmers who remove environmentally sensitive land from agricultural
production and plant species that will improve environmental health and
quality.
Easements
* Agricultural Conservation Easement Program
Helps producers protect wetlands, grasslands and farmlands for future
generations.
* Wetland Reserve Easements
Helps private and tribal landowners protect, restore, and enhance wetlands
degraded by agricultural uses.
* Wetland Reserve Enhancement Partnership
Brings together partners and producers to protect wetlands.
* Healthy Forests Reserve Program
Helps landowners restore, enhance, and protect forestland resources on
private and tribal lands and aids the recovery of endangered and
threatened species.
* Agricultural Land Easements
Helps private and tribal landowners, land trusts, and other entities
protect croplands and grasslands on working farms and ranches.
Watershed Programs
* Emergency Watershed Protection
Assists communities recovering from natural disasters.
* Watershed and Flood Prevention Operation
Offers assistance to communities to address watershed resource concerns.
* Watershed Rehabilitation
Rehabilitates NRCS dams to comply with design safety performance
standards.
Initiatives
* Landscape Conservation Initiatives
Accelerates conservation benefits through targeted efforts for water
quality, water quantity and wildlife.
* Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative
Nationwide collaborative process working to maintain and improve the
management, productivity, and health of privately owned grazing land.
* High Tunnel
Provides targeted assistance to promote use of high tunnels, which offer
many benefits including longer growing season.
* On-Farm Energy Initiative
Assistance to inventory and analyze farm systems that use energy and
identify ways to improve efficiency through an Agricultural Energy
Management Plan.
* Sentinel Landscapes Initiative
The Sentinel Landscapes Partnership is a coalition of federal agencies,
state and local governments, and nongovernmental organizations that work
with private landowners.
* Environmental Quality Incentives Program
Provides assistance to agricultural producers to address natural resource
concerns.
* Regional Conservation Partnership Program
Brings together partners to expand the reach of NRCS conservation
programs.
* Conservation Innovation Grants
Brings together partners to innovate on conservation approaches and
technologies.
* Conservation Stewardship Program
Helps agricultural producers take their conservation efforts to the next
level.
* Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program
Helps state and tribal governments improve public access to private lands
for recreation.
* Agricultural Management Assistance
Helps agricultural producers manage financial risk through
diversification, marketing or natural resource conservation practices.
* Wetland Mitigation Banking Program
Offers competitive grants to support wetland mitigation banks for ag
producers.
* Conservation Reserve Program
The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) provides a yearly rental payment to
farmers who remove environmentally sensitive land from agricultural
production and plant species that will improve environmental health and
quality.
* Agricultural Conservation Easement Program
Helps producers protect wetlands, grasslands and farmlands for future
generations.
* Wetland Reserve Easements
Helps private and tribal landowners protect, restore, and enhance wetlands
degraded by agricultural uses.
* Wetland Reserve Enhancement Partnership
Brings together partners and producers to protect wetlands.
* Healthy Forests Reserve Program
Helps landowners restore, enhance, and protect forestland resources on
private and tribal lands and aids the recovery of endangered and
threatened species.
* Agricultural Land Easements
Helps private and tribal landowners, land trusts, and other entities
protect croplands and grasslands on working farms and ranches.
* Emergency Watershed Protection
Assists communities recovering from natural disasters.
* Watershed and Flood Prevention Operation
Offers assistance to communities to address watershed resource concerns.
* Watershed Rehabilitation
Rehabilitates NRCS dams to comply with design safety performance
standards.
* Landscape Conservation Initiatives
Accelerates conservation benefits through targeted efforts for water
quality, water quantity and wildlife.
* Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative
Nationwide collaborative process working to maintain and improve the
management, productivity, and health of privately owned grazing land.
* High Tunnel
Provides targeted assistance to promote use of high tunnels, which offer
many benefits including longer growing season.
* On-Farm Energy Initiative
Assistance to inventory and analyze farm systems that use energy and
identify ways to improve efficiency through an Agricultural Energy
Management Plan.
* Sentinel Landscapes Initiative
The Sentinel Landscapes Partnership is a coalition of federal agencies,
state and local governments, and nongovernmental organizations that work
with private landowners.
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REGIONAL CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM
The Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) is a partner-driven
approach to conservation that funds solutions to natural resource challenges
on agricultural land.
* Resources
The technical resources and references NRCS provides uses science-based
technology to aid conservation planning and benefit soil, water, air, plants,
and animals for productive lands and healthy ecosystems.
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Guides and Instructions
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* Conservation Practice Standards
* How to Get a DUNS Number
* National Soil Survey Handbook
* Keys to Soil Taxonomy
* Soil Survey Manual
* Soil Taxonomy
* Technical Soil Services Handbook
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Data and Reports
* Web Soil Survey
* PLANTS Database
* RCA Dataviewer
* Soil Texture Calculator
* Official Soil Series Descriptions
* SSURGO/STATSGO2 Metadata
* Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP)
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Education and Teaching Materials
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* WinTR-20
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* WinTR-55
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* Field Office Technical Guides
* Conservation Practice Standards
* How to Get a DUNS Number
* National Soil Survey Handbook
* Keys to Soil Taxonomy
* Soil Survey Manual
* Soil Taxonomy
* Technical Soil Services Handbook
View All Guides and Instructions
* Web Soil Survey
* PLANTS Database
* RCA Dataviewer
* Soil Texture Calculator
* Official Soil Series Descriptions
* SSURGO/STATSGO2 Metadata
* Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP)
View All Data and Reports
* What is Soil?
* State Soils
* Soil Colors
* Soil Formation and Classification
View All Education and Teaching Materials
* WIN-PST
WIN-PST is an environmental risk screening tool for pesticides.
* WinTR-20
Download WinTR-20 Tool
* WinTR-55
Download WinTR-55 Tool
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FIELD OFFICE TECHNICAL GUIDE (FOTG)
Technical guides are the primary scientific references for NRCS. They contain
technical information about the conservation of soil, water, air, and related
plant and animal resources.
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EQUITY
Advancing equity in our programs and services, and for those we serve.
CLIMATE
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URBAN
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PARTNERS
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Sequester carbon and increase productivity with soil health practices.
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