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On-the-Job Training (OJT)
Modules
PDF files require
Acrobat
Reader
and
DOC and DOCX files require Microsoft Word.
OJT for MLRA Soil Survey Offices
OJT module completion checklist
for MLRA Soil Survey Offices
(PDF; 43 KB)
- 000 Map Unit Design and Mapping Soils
- 100 Soil Describing
- 200 Soil Classification
- 300 Soil Survey Documentation
- 400 Sampling and Characterization
- 500 Soil Survey Information
- 600 Equipment Use and Operation
- 700 Ecological Inventory
OJT for Technical Soil
Services Providers
OJT module completion checklist
for Technical Soil Services Providers
(PDF; 87 KB)
- 1000 Soil Science
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1001
How to understand the water-holding factors in soils (PDF; 73 KB)
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1002
How to find access and use the Web Soil Survey website (PDF;
48 KB)
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1003
What are hydric soils? (PDF; 100 KB)
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1004
Understanding soil erosion (PDF; 68 KB)
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1005
Soil salinity — the what, where, and how of salinity development
(PDF; 49 KB)
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1006
Soil salinity — identification and measurement (PDF;
51 KB)
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1007
Soil salinity — effects and management (PDF;
51 KB)
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1008
Importance of OM and SOC to soil quality (PDF; 62 KB)
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1009
How to understand the information found within the FOTG/eFOTG sections I
and II (PDF; 120 KB)
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1010
How to understand human alteration of soil quality and soil health in
your area — overview (tillage, ripping, urbanization, other) (PDF; 77
KB)
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1011
Understand the various classification systems in use in your area ―
overview (land capability classification [LCC], prime farmland, etc.)
(PDF; 142 KB)
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1012
How to use Web Soil Survey interpretative information (PDF; 79 KB)
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1013
How to use the Soil Data Mart (PDF; 69 KB)
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1014
How to use the Soil Data Viewer (basic) (PDF; 75 KB)
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1015
Where to find and acquire soil information (PDF; 96 KB)
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1016
Understand soil and plant relationships in your area ― physical and
chemical properties (PDF; 118 KB)
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1017
How to sample soils for testing purposes for a specific need in
your State (PDF; 69 KB)
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1018
Understand the effects of limiting layers on land use ― overview
(449 KB)
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1019
How to identify soil risks and hazards ― overview (114 KB)
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1020
How to determine the erodibility of soils in your area using spatial and
attribute data (PDF; 97 KB)
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1021
How to recognize potential suitable locations for agricultural
waste storage facilities, dams, and ponds using soil information (PDF;
78 KB)
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1022
How to recognize potential suitable sites for agricultural waste
storage facilities, ponds, and dams (PDF; 77 KB)
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1023
How to Determine NHEL and HEL (PDF; 94 KB)
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1024
Understand hydric soil indicators and criteria common to your region
(PDF; 110KB)
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1025
How to complete the FPPA forms (PDF; 714 KB)
- 1100 Soil Survey
- 1200 Describing Soils
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