Knowledge, data, and understanding of soils is vital for advancing agriculture and society. Until recently, however, Native American farmers lacked the foundational soil property information they needed to sustainably produce culturally important crops with improved yield and to promote food security on their tribal lands.
ARS researchers in Fayetteville, AR, are working with the Quapaw tribe to create the first-ever high-resolution digital maps of soil properties and land-use interpretations for their lands in northeastern Oklahoma.
Watch this video to learn more.