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Soil testing

Soil Testing Facilities

The University of Missouri Soil Testing Facilities include the Soil and Plant Testing Laboratory (SPTL) and Soil Health Assessment Center (SHAC). These labs are pivotal in advancing soil and plant fertility and health research, offering essential analytical services to growers, researchers and conservationists.

Soil and Plant Testing Laboratory

Analyze soil, plant, water, and manure for optimal nutrient management with expert testing and recommendations for agriculture and horticulture.

Soil Analysis Information Form

Getting Started With Soil Health Testing in Missouri

Recommended Chemical Soil Test Procedures for the North Central Region

Soil Nitrogen Test Information Form

April 26, 2025

Spring into Action: Farm and Home Workshop Series

Free soil health workshops offered in Waynesville, Owensville

March 12, 2025

Are there opportunities to cut fertilizer costs in 2025?

January 22, 2025

10 ways to manage high input costs in 2025

January 21, 2025

Gardeners can save money, trouble with fall soil test

November 1, 2024

Soil Sampling Q&A (PDF)

Rasel Parvej

Director - Soil & Plant Testing Lab & Soil Health Assessment Center; Assistant Professor - Plant Sciences

Steven Abernathy

Research/Lab Technician Senior

Yichang Sun

Research/Lab Technician Senior