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Technical Assistance
Picture | Title | Type | Description | Link |
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Virginia Tech Soil Testing Lab | Soil Tests | The routine soil test is all one normally needs for a fertility evaluation. Soil samples are analyzed and computer recommendations generated usually within 3 working days of receipt. | https://www.soiltest.vt.edu/fees-and-forms.html | |
Southern Cover Crop Selector Tool | Online Program | The Cover Crop Selection Tool provides a first step for NRCS field staff and landowners to begin a discussion on the feasibility of planting cover crops. The sheet allows you to input data to learn which cover crops suit your needs. | https://southerncovercrops.org/cover-crop-resource-guide/row-crops/coastal-plain/cover-crop-selection-tool/ | |
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Virginia | Technical & Financial | Do you farm or ranch and want to make improvements to the land that you own or lease? NRCS offers technical and financial assistance to help farmers, ranchers and forest managers. Here’s how you can get started with NRCS: | https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/site/va/home/ | |
Extension Master Gardener Program | Education | Extension Master Gardeners are trained volunteer educators. They work within their local communities to encourage and promote environmentally sound horticulture practices through sustainable landscape management education and training. | https://ext.vt.edu/lawn-garden/master-gardener.html | |
NRCS Web Soil Survey | Online Program | Web Soil Survey (WSS) provides soil data and information produced by the National Cooperative Soil Survey. Soil surveys can be used for general farm, local, and wider area planning. | https://websoilsurvey.sc.egov.usda.gov/App/HomePage.htm# | |
USDA COMET Planner | Online Program | This evaluation tool is designed to provide generalized estimates of the greenhouse gas impacts of conservation practices and is intended for initial planning purposes. Tutorials at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvOGivFLX9klViSpSNYVqdw/videos. | http://comet-planner.com/ | |
Soil & Water Conservation District Directory | Offices | The Virginia Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts are 47 districts that serve as local resources for residents in nearly all Virginia localities. Districts, which are political subdivisions of the state, manage conservation programs, employ staff and deliver conservation services free of charge. | https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/soil-and-water/swcds | |
Virginia Cooperative Extension: Local Offices | Offices | Extension brings information, education, and knowledge to you — wherever you live in the commonwealth. Follow the links below to your local office, or visit a 4-H Educational Center or Agricultural Research and Extension Center from the links on the right. | https://ext.vt.edu/offices.html | |
New Farmers Getting Started Guide by USDA | Technical & Financial | USDA can help you get started or grow your operation through a variety of programs and services, from farm loans to crop insurance, and conservation programs to disaster assistance. | https://newfarmers.usda.gov/new-farmers |
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