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Central Great Plains MLRA Office

Major Land Resource Areas (MLRAs) are geographically associated land resource units, usually encompassing several thousand acres, characterized by a particular pattern of soils, geology, climate, water resources, and land use. A unit can be one continuous area or several separate nearby areas.

The Central Great Plains MLRA Office Region 5 (MO5) located in Salina, Kansas, is one of 18 MLRA regional offices serving the continental United States and the Caribbean area. The MO5 provides assistance to soil survey project offices located in portions of Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Wyoming.

Soil Technical Notes

MO5 Technical Notes

National Soil Survey Technical Notes

Kansas State Soil - Harney Silt Loam

Mission Statement

The mission of MO5, with its partners, is to provide consistent, coordinated leadership and service to produce high quality, scientifically-based soil information utilizing innovative technologies in order to meet our customers' expectations in wisely managing the soil resource.

Vision Statement

A dynamic, flexible program with the expertise and technology: (a) to educate and train users of soils information; (b) to obtain and manage precise data inventories according to locally-developed national standards; for the production of high quality, statistically valid soil information; (c) to present the appropriate information in ways which meet the needs of all users; and (d) which stress the wise applications of science to sustained land use and resource conservation.