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Soil InformationTechnical Soil Services

Technical Soil Services staff in each state assist customers and cooperators with the interpretation and application of soil data. Follow the links below for assistance using the soils data for each state in Soil Survey Region 6.

State Soil Website Email Contact Phone
Alabama lawrence.mcghee@al.usda.gov (334) 887-4559
Arkansas edgar.mersiovsky@ar.usda.gov (501) 301-3163
Georgia jim.lathem@ga.usda.gov (706) 546-2013
Illinois ron.collman@il.usda.gov (217) 353-6639
Indiana gary.struben@in.usda.gov (317) 295-5885
Kentucky steve.blandford@ky.usda.gov (859) 224-7607
Missouri jorge.lugo-camacho@mo.usda.gov (573) 876-9409
New York stephen.page@ny.usda.gov (315) 477-6526
North Carolina kent.clary@nc.usda.gov (919) 873-2141
Ohio steven.baker@oh.usda.gov (614) 255-2483
Oklahoma steven.alspach@ok.usda.gov (405) 742-1247
Pennsylvania joseph.kraft@pa.usda.gov (717) 237-2207
South Carolina kamara.holmes@sc.usda.gov (803) 765-5685
Tennessee David.McMillen@tn.usda.gov (615) 277-2550
Virginia john.harper@va.usda.gov (804) 287-1647
West Virginia jared.beard@wv.usda.gov (304) 284-7597

Additional Links of Interest that relate to Soils

Ecological Site Description and Web Soil SurveyWeb Soil SurveyWeb Soil Survey

If your interest is to obtain soil and ESD information for your farm, ranch, or other lands, then use the NRCS Web Soil Survey application.  You can create your personal Area of Interest (AOI) and view, save, and print maps and reports providing soil and ecological site information defining your specific piece of land. 

 

 

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