NRCS in Delaware offers landowners and agricultural stakeholders assistance related to technical resources, engineering and soils to help conserve the nation's natural resources. Scroll below to find specific information related to each discipline.
Helpful Links
Electronic Field Office Technical Guide (eFOTG)
Technical Resources offers information about agronomy, tools and resources in Delaware.
Conservation Practice Benefit Cost
Nutrient Management Planning Tool
Visit nutrient management planning tools here: Nutrient Management | NRCS (usda.gov)
Pest Management Tools
NRCS Energy Tools
To make energy-efficient conservation practice decisions, use NRCS Energy Estimator Tools.
Watershed and Flood Prevention Resources
The Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program helps units of federal, state, local and tribal of government (project sponsors) protect and restore watersheds up to 250,000 acres. Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations Program | NRCS (usda.gov)
Web Soil Survey
Web Soil Survey (WSS) provides soil data and information produced by the National Cooperative Soil Survey.
Technical Resources
NRCS in Delaware uses science-based technology to provide technical assistance to land owners, land operators and others to benefit the soil, water, air, plants, and animal for productive lands and healthy ecosystems. Delaware's Technical Resources page contains information related to agronomy, biology, GIS, nutrient management, pest management, Delaware's Poultry Pilot Environmental Assessment, and Soil Health. Click here for more information.
Engineering
The Delaware NRCS Engineer staff provides technical leadership and guidance to NRCS staff, conservation partners, and private landowners. Engineering staff applies sound engineering tools and principles to help plan, design, and implement conservation practices to solve problems related to soil erosion, water quality, agricultural waste management, and wetland restoration.
Soils
The Delaware soils team provides scientifically defensible and timely delivery of technical soils information to internal and external partners to meet their ever-changing resource challenges. Accurate soils information is the foundation on which NRCS and many partners base their resource initiatives on.