Putting Soil Data and Information to Work for You and Your Clients.

Applied Soil Geography

Robert (Bob) D. Nielsen

Certified Professional Soil Scientist

 

646 Washington St

Sterling, Nebraska 68443

Phone: (402) 866-2701

Fax: (402) 866-2701

Email: asg@soilgeography.com

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Assessment and Appraisal Processes
Bevel: Data is spatial – has area and can be located on the landscape. Data has basic attributes that vary across the landscape. Bevel: Soil landscapes influence land use, crop selection, and field size. This influence can be quantified and measured.

Soil Survey Data Can Help in the Assessment and Appraisal Processes
Bevel: Production capacity and potential can be measured and correlated to a soil landscape. Text Box: Soil Survey Attributes of Interest Yield Production Potential Productivity Indexes Forage Production Grazing Capacity—Animal Units Months Map-Unit Percent Composition

Useful Ways to Use Soil Survey
Bevel: A yield map is useful to track yield and production potentials of the farm. Bevel: A productivity map is useful in showing more productive areas of a farm. The darker the green, the more productive the landscape.