Soils in Towner County
Soil types, drainage, wetness, and farmland ratings.
USDA Web Soil Survey
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- Towner County USDA FSA and NRCS officeThe Farm Service Agency office for Towner County is at the Cando Service Center, 1210 Highway 281 S, Cando, ND 58324. Call it to sign up for the Conservation R…
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- Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) sign-up, USDA Farm Service AgencyHow the Conservation Reserve Program works, which sign-ups are open and what it pays. You enroll land in CRP at your county Farm Service Agency office at the l…
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- North Dakota Geological SurveyNorth Dakota geology: landslide, earthquake and ground hazards, groundwater, minerals and geologic maps.
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- NRCS wetland determinations and conservation complianceFarm wetland rules for USDA program participants. Before you drain, fill or clear a wet area in a farm field, ask NRCS at your local USDA Service Center for a …
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- NRCS highly erodible land determinationsHow NRCS decides whether a farm field is highly erodible land, which affects USDA program eligibility and conservation plans. Requests go to NRCS at your local…
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- Farmers.govFederal farm program information and the local USDA service center locator for FSA and NRCS offices.
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- USDA National Agricultural Statistics ServiceCounty-level agricultural statistics including cash rents, land values, crop yields and the Census of Agriculture.
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Who to ask
- Towner County USDA FSA and NRCS officeThe Farm Service Agency office for Towner County is at the Cando Service Center, 1210 Highway 281 S, Cando, ND 58324. Call it to sign up for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and other farm programs, and for farm and tract records. The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) works from the same office: ask it for wetland determinations, highly erodible land questions and conservation plans.
- Phone
- (701) 968-3514
- Address
- 1210 Highway 281 S, Cando, ND 58324
- Website
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About soils
The USDA soil survey maps soil types across the whole state. Soil type controls whether a septic system will work, how well a site drains, what crops grow, and how wet it stays. The Web Soil Survey is free; a septic designer does the on-site soil test that counts for a permit.