Soil testing is frequently get done by commercial laboratories that furnish an broad range of specific tests. Selecting the test lab place is simply as significant as the test results. There are numerous in the US, but discovering the appropriate one for you will mean a little research. It is advantageous for the soil owner to find the most local lab, since the techs will have a keener knowledge and more education doing work with the localized soils.
Tests cover, but are not restricted to, the major nutrients - nitrogen(N), phosphorus(P) and potassium(K); the secondary nutrients - calcium, magnesium, sulphur; and minor nutrients - aluminum, boron, copper, iron, manganese, molybdenum and zinc; physical properties - electrical conductivity, moisture content, soil acidity, soil organic matter and soil contaminants like fuel ingredients like benzene, petroleum hydrocarbons, toluene and xylene.
This list is sampling of the labs around the country and are not listed here as endorsed labs by myself. Please look or ask around your local area for soil test labs.
Alabama Soil Testing Laboratory, 118 Funchess Hall, Auburn University, AL 36849-541, (334) 844-3958
Alaska University of Alaska Fairbanks, Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station Lab,Palmer Research Center, 533 E. Fireweed Ave.Palmer, AK 99645, (907) 746-9482
Arizona United Horticultural Supply, 4429 N. Highway Dr., Tucson, AZ 85705, (800) 825-2474
Arkansas Soil Testing Laboratory, 8 Lee Road 214, Marianna, AR 72360-8629, (870) 295-2851
California Associated Labs (Ed Behare), 714/771-6900, 806 N.Batavia, Orange, CA 92668
Soil and Plant Laboratory, Inc., 714/282-8777, 1594 North Main St., Orange, CA 92867
Colorado Soil, Water & Plant Testing Lab, Natural & Environmental Sciences Bldg., Rm. A319 , Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO. 80523-1120, (970) 491-5061
Connecticut Soil Nutrient Analysis Laboratory, 6 Sherman Place, Unit-5102, Storrs, CT 06269-5102, (860) 486-4274
Delaware Soil Testing Program,Dept. of Plant & Soil Science, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19717-1303, (302) 831-1392
Florida Soil Testing Lab, IFAS, 631 Wallace Building, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-0740, (352) 392-1950
Georgia Soil, Plant & Water Analysis Lab, University of Georgia, 2400 College Station Rd., Athens, GA 30602, (706) 542-5350
Waters Agricultural Laboratories, Inc., 257 Newton Highway, P.O. Box 382, Camille, GA 31730-0382, 229-336-7216http://www.watersag.com/pesticide.htm
Hawaii Agricultural Diagnostic Service Center, Sherman Lab 134, University of Hawaii, 1910 E. West Rd., Honolulu, HI 96822(808) 956-6706
Idaho Analytical Science Lab, Holm Research Center, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844-2203, (208) 885-7081
Illinois Universal Analytical Laboratory Inc., 15006 State Route 127, Carlyle, IL 62231, (618) 594-2627, http://www.ualab.com
Indiana A&L Great Lakes Labs, 3505 Conestoga Dr., Fort Wayne, IN 46808-4413, (219) 483-4759, http://www.algreatlakes.com
Iowa Iowa State University Soil Testing Lab, G501 Agronomy, Ames, IA 50011, (515) 294-3076
Kansas K-State Agronomy Soil Testing Lab, 2308 Throckmorton Plant Sciences Center , Manhattan, KS 66506 , (785) 532-7897
Kentucky University of Kentucky , 103 Regulatory Service Building, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40548-0275(606) 257-7355
Louisiana Soil Testing Lab, 125 Madison B. Sturgis Hall, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, (225) 388-1261
Maine Maine Soil Testing Service, 5722 Deering Hall, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469-5722, (207) 581-2934
Woods Ends Research Laboratory, P.O. Box 297, Mt Vernon, ME 04352, (207) 293-2457
Maryland A & L Eastern Agricultural Laboratories, 7621 Whitepine Road, Richmond, VA 23237, 804-743-9401, www.al-labs-eastern.com
Massachusetts Soil and Plant Tissue Testing Lab , West Experiment Station , 682 North Pleasant Street , University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA 01003
Michigan Soil & Plant Nutrient Lab, Michigan State University, Plant & Soil Sciences Building, Rm. A-81, East Lansing, MI 48824-1325(517) 355-0218
Minnesota Soil Testing Lab, University of Minnesota, 135 Crops Research Building, 1902 Dudley Ave., St. Paul, MN 55108, (612) 625-3101
Mississippi Soil Testing Lab, Mississippi State University, Box 9610, Mississippi State, MS 39762, (662) 325-3313
Missouri EarthCo, P.O. Box 50084, St. Louis, MO 63105, http://www.earthtest.com, Gives organic recommendations for soil amendment.
Soil Testing Lab, 23 Mumford Hall, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, (314) 882-0623
Montana Land Resources & Environmental Sciences, Montana State University, Marie Rippy, Administ. Asst., Bozeman, MT 59717, (406) 994-3515
Nebraska Midwest Laboratories Inc., 13611 B. St., Omaha, NE 68144, http://www.midwestlabs.com, A private lab that provides organic recommendations.
Soil & Plant Analytical Lab, University of Nebraska, 139 Keim Hall, Lincoln, NE 68583-1571, (402) 472-1571
Ward Laboratories, Inc., P.O. Box 788, Kearney, NE 68848, (308) 234-2418, http://www.wardlab.com
Nevada Western Area Hort. Specialist, P.O. Box 11130, Reno, NV 89520, (702) 784-4848
New Hampshire Soil Testing Lab, University of New Hampshire, Spaulding Life Sciences, 38 College Rd., Durham, NH 03824, (603) 862-3210
New Jersey Rutgers Cooperative Extension Soil Testing Lab, P.O. Box 902, Milltown, NJ 08850, (732) 932-9295
New Mexico Soil, Water & Air Testing Lab, Box 30,003, Dept. 3Q, Las Cruces, NM 88003, (505) 646-4422
New York Cornell Nutrient Analysis Lab, 804 Bradfield Hall, S.C.A.S., Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
North Carolina N.C. Dept. of Agriculture, Soil Testing Section, 4300 Reedy Creek Rd., Raleigh, NC 27607, (919) 733-2655
North Dakota Soil Testing Lab, Waldron Hall, North Dakota State University, P.O. Box 5575, Fargo, ND 58105, (701) 231-8942
Ohio Brookside Laboratories, Inc., 308 South Main St., New Knoxville, OH 45871, 419-753-2448, http://www.blinc.com/
Spectrum Analytic Inc., P.O. Box 639, 1087 Jamison Rd., Washington Court House, OH 43160, (740) 335-1562
http://www.spectrumanalytic.com/
Oklahoma Oklahoma State University, Soil, Water & Forage Lab, 048 Agricultural Hall, Stillwater, OK 74078, (405) 744-6630
http://clay.agr.okstate.edu/extension/swfal/intro.htm
Oregon Soil and Plant Laboratory, Inc., 2235 SE 60th Ave, Portland, OR 97215, 503-557-4959, http://www.soilandplantlaboratory.com
Pennsylvania Agri Analysis, Inc., P.O. Box 483, 280 Newport Rd., Leola, PA 17540, 717-656-9326, http://www.agrianalysis.com/
Agricultural Analytical ServicesPenn State University, Tower Rd., University Park, PA 16802, (814) 863-0841, http://www.aasl.psu.edu
Rhode Island Soil Test Coordinator, Cooperative Extension Ed. Center, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881,(800) 448-1011
South Carolina Agricultural Service Lab at Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-0313, (864) 656-2068
South Dakota Soil Testing Lab, South Dakota State University , Box 2207 A, Agricultural Hall 07, Brookings, SD 57007-1096, (605) 688-4766
Tennessee University of Tennessee Soil Testing Lab, 5201 Marchant Drive, Nashville, TN 37211-5112, (615) 832-5850
Texas A&L Agricultural Laboratories, 302 34th Street, P.O. Box 1590, Lubbock, TX 79408, (806) 763-4278, http://www.al-labs-plains.com,scot
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