Electronic Field Office Technical Guide: e-FOTG

The electronic version of the FOTG, the "e-FOTG", is the official version of the FOTG for Ohio.

• Ohio e-FOTG (anonymous entry; no login or password required)
• NRCS Employee Login (via my.NRCS requiring e-Authentication)
• e-FOTG (National Map- for locating any state's e-FOTG site)

Technical Guide Review/Comment and Revisions to the e-FOTG

All Technical Guide references, information, and practice standards and specifications are reviewed on a scheduled basis.  Items that are currently available for review and comment by NRCS and SWCD employees can be found on the e-FOTG site in the "DRAFT e-FOTG" section on the opening page.  Most items will have a 30 day comment period. 

Sections in the e-FOTG are:

• Section I - General Resource References
• Section II - Natural Resource Information
• Section III - Resource Management Systems and Quality Criteria
• Section IV - Practice Standards & Specifications and Job Sheets
• Section V - Conservation Effects

National Conservation Practice Standards

• A National Standard can be used if there is no State standard available in Section IV- Practice Standards & Specifications of the e-FOTG.
• National Standards are contained in the National Handbook of Conservation Practices (NHCP)

These documents require Adobe Acrobat and are available in the Ohio e-FOTG.

Ohio Technical Guide Note #303
  (Conversion to e-FOTG as the "Official Version of the FOTG")

Ohio Technical Guide Notice #304

Contact:
Mike Laughrey
State Resource Conservationist
200 N. High St., Room 522
Columbus, OH 43215
Telephone: (614) 255-2528