Sikes Ranch Details

last updated 18 Jan 2018
Custom Soil Resource Report for the Sikes Ranch provided by - NRCS - Natural Resources Conservation Service - USDA. - USDA Service Center Locator 810 Vaca Valley Parkway Vacaville CA - (707) 448-0106
The ranch is in MRLA (Major Land Resource Area) 17

Codes on the map:
Ys - Yolo silty clay loam (Class 1)
Yo - Yolo loam (class 1)
Ca - Capay silty clay loam. (Class 2)
Cc - Capay clay (Class 2)
Pc - Pescadero silty clay loam
Note: classes are based on irrigated land.
Both Yolo and Capay are class 4 if not irrigated.

Source:
- Custom Soil Resource Report for the Sikes Ranch provided by - NRCS - Natural Resources Conservation Service - USDA.
- USDA Service Center Locator 810 Vaca Valley Parkway Vacaville CA - (707) 448-0106
- Web Soil Survey | websoilsurvey.sc.egov.usda.gov
- Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Soil Science Division | www.nrcs.usda.gov/

Classes range from 1 to 8. 8 being nothing can grow expect moss and the like.
Class 1 Soils have slight limitations that restrict their use.
Class 2 Soils have moderate limitations that restrict the the choice of plants or that require moderate conservations practices.
Class 3 Soils have server limitations that restrict the choice of plants or that require special conservation practices, or both.
Class 4 Soils have a very server limitions that restrict the choice of plants or that require very careful management, or both.
Soil Type

Abbr. Name Acres in AOI %AOI

Ca Capay silty clay loam, 0% slope 556 42.6%

Cc Capay clay 2.3%

Pc Pescadero silty clay loam 0.3%

Yo Yolo loam 6.8%

Ys Yolo silty clay loam 47.9%

AOI - Area of Interest

Abbr.	Name	Acres in AOI	%AOI
Ca	Capay silty clay loam, 0% slope	556	42.6%
Cc	Capay clay		2.3%
Pc	Pescadero silty clay loam		0.3%
Yo	Yolo loam		6.8%
Ys	Yolo silty clay loam		47.9%

National Commodity Crop Productivity Index (NCCPI)
NCCPI is designed to express the inherent capacity of the soils in a given field to produce dryland commodity crops. It was intended to be used in the evaluation of rental payments made on fields enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). See Soil Types at DonsNotes.

Solano County Average NCCPI = 25 The average farmland value estimate in Solano County, CA is $14,566/ac. Soil productivity information is sourced from the Web Soil Survey developed by the National Cooperative Soil Survey and operated by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Crop history information is sourced from the NASS Cropland Data Layer (CDL).

Tremont Area Average NCCPI = 54

Source: Solano County, CA Farmland Values, Soil Survey & GIS Map | AcreValue

Sikes Ranch Summary from tillable.com:
295 tillable acres in Solano County, CA. Easy access off Tremont Road and Sikes Road in Dixon, CA. Located just south of the University of California, Davis, considered the top agricultural education school in the country. National Commodity Crop Productivity Index (NCCPI) is nearly 20 points higher than county average, and the slope is under 2%. Crop rotation has been steady between tomatoes, sunflowers, wheat, alfalfa, dry beans, corn, and some cotton. Would be a great piece to add to any farming operation.

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Links:
Soil Types at DonsNotes
Important Farmlands - Rural Development - USDA