The Virginia Agronomic Land Use Evaluation System (VALUES) combines soils with similar features into Soil Management Groups (SMG). The purpose of the grouping is to focus on common soil attributes that affect crop yields achieved under high levels of management and nutrient application but without irrigation. Soil-specific crop yield data were collected over a twelve year period. Yield trends have been established and are used to assign realistic yield goals for each of the 888 soil series identified in Virginia. Utilizing the yield data, soils were further assigned to specific Soil Productivity Groups (SPG), which coupled with soil test results, serve as the basis for the development of comprehensive nutrient management plans that sanction soil fertility recommendations on all Virginia soils and cropping systems. The goal is to grow the crop, utilizing the full potential of the soil, but not over fertilize, particularly with N and P since unused nutrients are more likely to be lost from the soil and end up in ground or surface waters.