As world population and food production demands rise, keeping our soil healthy and productive is of paramount importance. These resources are designed to help you understand the basics and benefits of soil health and learn about Soil Health Management Systems from farmers who use them.
Soil is the hidden, secret friend, which is the root domain of lively darkness and silence.
Wisconsin Soil Resources
Field Office Technical Guide (FOTG)
Technical guides are the primary scientific references for NRCS. This guide contains technical information about the conservation of soil, water, air, and related plant and animal resources specifically for Wisconsin.
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Wisconsin Soil Data Mart
Interactive maps, dynamic reports, and dynamic links to the soils database, specifically for Wisconsin.
Soil Health
Soil is not an inert growing medium – it is a living and life-giving natural resource. It is teaming with billions of bacteria, fungi, and other microbes that are the foundation of an elegant symbiotic ecosystem.
Soil Education
Learn more about soil science and soil health through educational video resources.
Technical Soil Services
Technical soil services (TSS) are the professional application of soils information, including free assistance to partner agencies, public and private, for-profit and non-profit organizations, and the general public by the TSS branch of the NRCS.
Soil Survey
Wisconsin is divided into three Land Resource Regions (LRRs) which are geographically associated Major Land Resource Areas (MLRAs) that share a common land use, elevation and topography, climate, water, soils, and vegetation.
The Wisconsin State Soil
Antigo Silt Loam was named the official state soil of Wisconsin by the State Legislature in 1983, a declaration intended to remind us of the importance of our soil resources.
Land & Soil Judging
Resources for Soil Study and Land Evaluation Judging Competitions.
Natural Resource Concern
For more than 80 years, the NRCS has been a pioneer in conservation, working with landowners, local and state governments, and other federal agencies to maintain healthy and productive working landscapes.
America’s vitality is rooted in the soil
Today, landowners across the country are partnering with NRCS to prevent soil erosion and degradation, and improve soil health.
Related News & Feature Stories
A Family Tree Rooted in Soil Science
A growing legacy in soil evaluation branched and bloomed at the 2023 Wisconsin State FFA Land and Soil Evaluation Contest, a “Six Degrees of Separation in Soil Evaluation” for Wisconsin NRCS soil experts, staff, and partners in conservation.
2022 Soil Science Annual Data Refreshed
The Web Soil Survey has been refreshed as of October 1, 2022 and is available for Wisconsin customers to use.
USDA Website Puts Soils Information, Tools at Your Fingertips
USDA has re-designed its Soil Tools web page, to now serve as a one-stop source for new, leading-edge tools and technologies to help farmers, ranchers, and other land users understand, evaluate and conserve soils.
