Would not hurt to ask the NRCS agent, but I imagine he is going to want you to own the property before he does any on site walking. But it is very easy for him to call up the property on his computer, and I bet he could tell you a lot about the soils and topography just from the soils map and aerial maps as well as his general knowledge of the area.

Also, just visiting him (or her) in his office might give you a good feeling of how helpful he might be after you do purchase some property.

Our local agent is very good. Has been at his job for many years, is helpful and works well with farmers in trying to make workable plans. He made up our pond plan and gave us options on how big it could be and had it drawn out on the computer so we could look to see where the water lines would come at different sizes. Then once we decided on the size he printed out the plans, then he came out and staked it out for us to build. Also gave us some good advice on some ways of doing things and options. Very helpful.

Last edited by snrub; 09/05/15 01:47 PM.
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