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Economics Technical Resources

Updated 01/08/2009

This web site contains models, technical notes, links, case studies, budgets, databases, and other resources developed for NRCS Resource and Economic Analysis. Other sources of NRCS Resource Economic Analysis information are available at State of the Land and the Social Sciences Team websites. This site is created to be the main NRCS support site for state economists.  

These worksheets are available in Microsoft Excel format.

NRCS Economist Skills database (XLS; 231 KB)
Quick spreadsheet of the most common indexes and discount rates updated 1/2/2009 (XLS, 79KB)

The following documents are available in Adobe Acrobat format.

NRCS Economics Handbooks

Part 610 (Draft) NRCS National Resource Economics Handbook (PDF)
Part 611 NRCS National Water Resources Handbook for Economics (PDF; 855 KB)
Principles and Guidelines for Water Resource Projects (PDF; 1.18 MB)
Part 612 NRCS National Resource Economics Handbook, Water Quality
NRCS Economics Guide (1966) (PDF) 
1992 National Watershed Manual (PDF)