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Farmers Edge is opening its laboratory testing services up to the public, offering agribusinesses, retailers and farmers access to soil and plant tissue testing. With soil labs in the U.S. and Canada, ...

A $20 UMass Amherst soil test gives gardeners custom advice to improve soil, save money and help plants grow better.

Anxious about the rueful state of his peas, radishes and onions, Rod Marquardt arrived at the University of Minnesota’s soil testing laboratory with two lunch bag-sized containers of dirt. “We’re just ...

Knowing your soil test results is one thing. Knowing how the lab got those numbers — and which extractants it used — is just as important for making solid fertility decisions. “At Ward laboratories, ...

Last year, more than 24,000 farmers and gardeners requested soil sample testing through MU Extension. This year, the Soil and Plant Testing Laboratory in Mumford Hall is making it simpler and cheaper ...

Why is soil sampling such an important step before starting construction? A recent HelloNation article featuring Drilling ...

Now that we have experienced the first frost of the season, and the growing season for most garden and home landscape plants has come to an end, we as gardeners tend to start thinking about things we ...