Before you open the form.
Here’s the information you’ll need. Open a section for the details.
Contact & ownershipWho owns the land, and who can sign.
- Authorized representative: name, phone, email, and mailing address. This person will sign the agreement and must have authority to sign on behalf of all landowners.
- Primary contact, if applicable: a farm manager, spouse, accountant, or other person who may assist with activities such as soil sampling.
- Current landowner name(s).
- Multiple owners: each owner’s full name, address, email, phone, and ownership percentage.
Field & parcel detailsLocation, acreage, and acquisition information.
- Field name: use your preferred naming system.
- Legal description: Parcel ID, Section-Township-Range, or latitude/longitude. Do not use FSA farm or field numbers.
- Gross acreage: the total parcel size.
- Actively farmed or grazed acreage: productive or tillable acres currently in use.
- Acquisition date, county, and state.
- Acquisition type: purchase or inheritance.
- Purchase price or basis at acquisition.
Boundary mapsAn essential item to have ready.
- Have your field or parcel boundary maps ready. These are essential and are one of the most commonly missed items.
Final detailsYour tax advisor, filing plans, and land status.
- CPA or tax advisor: name, firm, phone, and email.
- Tax filing deadline: when you plan to file. This helps the team prioritize your project.
- CRP or conservation status.
- Additional notes: any other details the team should know.
Boundary maps are essential. Have yours ready before you begin.
See what to expect.
Watch a short walkthrough of the Request for Services form.
Field history comes later.
If field history is required, we’ll collect it after your agreement is signed. You don’t need to gather it before opening the RFS form.
What field history may be needed?
For fields with crop production or fertilizer applications between acquisition and soil sampling after purchase, Hindcasting accounts for crop removal and fertilizer additions over that period.
- Cropland: crops and yield per acre.
- Ranchland and pasture: livestock grazing details.
- Fertilizer applications: fertilizer type and per-acre application rates.
No receipts are required for field history. A simple yearly field average works.