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The tools presented below represent a portion of the tools available for the climate, agriculture and forestry sectors. The tools range from specialized calculators to maps, models and datasets estimating a variety of outputs (e.g., crop production, greenhouse gas flux, and species distribution). Certain tools may be more relevant to land managers to aid in year-to-year decision-making, while others are more useful for researchers studying agriculture and climate change. Keep in mind that all tools have limitations and make assumptions that may not be appropriate for an entity’s climate/region/crop/soil type. USDA does not endorse the tools presented below. The tool list is provided for informational purposes only, and is not exhaustive.

  • Web Soil Survey (WSS)

    Welcome to Web Soil Survey

    This tool allows you to explore USDA-NCSS soil survey data for locations throughout most of the U.S. It is compatible…

  • USA Blight

    Tomato Blight AdobeStock @Paul Maguire

    USA Blight tracks late blight for potatoes and tomatoes, and allows users to upload data on blight occurrences. Users…

  • U.S. Drought Portal

    Screen shot of drought.gov website banner

    The U.S. Drought Portal (www.drought.gov) is the U.S. government’s authoritative drought information website. It…

  • Ag Weather Tools

    Bishop Hill wind farm

    Ag Weather Tools provides GPS-based roaming alerts, as well as forecasts, touch screen interactive weather displays,…