USDA NRCS Soil and Plant Science

Watch videos and webinars for the USDA-NRCS Soil and Plant Science Division, including the National Soil Survey Center and its Kellogg Soil Survey Laboratory. We dig deep to collect, inventory, interpret and prepare the nation’s soil and ecological data for millions of diverse customers who depend on it for conservation and community planning, agricultural and natural resource development, land management decisions and more. Scientists map, analyze and record their findings in the field and lab, while data scientists use the latest “big data technology” to provide a variety of accessible, customized data and information to the public. The National Soil Survey Center employs progressive, cutting-edge technology and methods to manage national soils, laboratory, ecological, and botanical databases—the world’s largest collection of natural resources data!