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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:

  • Provides an alternative to traditional hard copy publication

  • Provides the means for quicker delivery of information

  • Provides electronic access to full soil survey report content

  • Provides access to the most current data

  • Allows customers to get just the information they want

  • Provides customers with the ability to download spatial and tabular soils data for use in GIS 

  • Additional help is available  by emailing soilshotline@lin.usda.gov or contacting USDA

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TO PRINT A HYDRIC SOIL MAP:

  • Complete Steps 1, 2, and 3

  • From the "Soil Data Explorer" tab, click on the "Suitabilities and Limitations for Use" tab

  • Click on "Land Classifications"

  • Click on "Hydric Rating by Map Unit"

  • Click on "View Rating" button

  • Click the "Legend" tab to open or close the map symbol legend

  • Click the "Printable Version" button

  • 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

  • Complete Steps 1, 2 and 3

  • From the "Soil Data Explorer" tab, click the "Soil Reports" tab

  • Click on "Soil Chemical Properties"

  • Click on "Chemical Soil Properties"

  • Click the "View Soil Report" button

  • Click the "Printable Version" button

  • Click the "View" button 

  • On the browser menu bar, select File and Print; or click the print icon

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