SOIL TESTS & SURVEY INFORMATION
For information on soil testing, contact your local Virginia Cooperative Extension Agent.
- Residents in Buckingham should contact Jennifer Ligon, (434) 969-4244 Email: jligon@vt.edu
- Residents of Cumberland should contact Amber Taylor (804) 492-4390 Email: aamber@vt.edu
or visit Virginia Tech's soil testing website:
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Soil survey data are a product of the National Cooperative Soil Survey, a joint effort of the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service and other Federal agencies, State agencies including Agricultural Experiment Stations, and local participants.
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The Web Soil Survey provides agricultural producers, agencies, Technical Service Providers and others electronic access to relevant soil and related information needed to make land-use and management decisions. The WSS:
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Provides an alternative to traditional hard copy publication
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Provides the means for quicker delivery of information
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Provides electronic access to full soil survey report content
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Provides access to the most current data
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Allows customers to get just the information they want
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Provides customers with the ability to download spatial and tabular soils data for use in GIS
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Additional help is available by emailing soilshotline@lin.usda.gov or contacting USDA
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TO PRINT A HYDRIC SOIL MAP:
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Complete Steps 1, 2, and 3
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From the "Soil Data Explorer" tab, click on the "Suitabilities and Limitations for Use" tab
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Click on "Land Classifications"
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Click on "Hydric Rating by Map Unit"
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Click on "View Rating" button
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Click the "Legend" tab to open or close the map symbol legend
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Click the "Printable Version" button
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On the browser menu bar, select File and Print; or click the print icon
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TO PRINT A SOIL CHEMICAL PROPERTIES REPORT
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Complete Steps 1, 2 and 3
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From the "Soil Data Explorer" tab, click the "Soil Reports" tab
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Click on "Soil Chemical Properties"
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Click on "Chemical Soil Properties"
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Click the "View Soil Report" button
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Click the "Printable Version" button
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Click the "View" button
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On the browser menu bar, select File and Print; or click the print icon