Soil analysis unearths a wealth of beneficial information and allows you to see the entire picture when it comes to the condition of your turf. In addition to monitoring soil conditions and checking the effectiveness of fertilizer applications, we’ll give you the insight you need to implement an effective action plan based on the data gathered. This means that you can rest assured that you’re optimizing your turf management efforts.
Interested in learning more about our turf soil testing and how it can benefit you? Contact our turf soil experts online or call us at 402.476.0300 to talk with an AgSource representative today.
Looking for more turf testing services? Learn about our irrigation water testing and plant tissue testing.
AgSource Laboratories can test for a range of values, from basic nutrients to trace elements. Ask about optional interpretive ranges.
Basic Package – Covers the first level of basic turf soil fertility management.
Routine Package – this package includes the entire Basic package plus…
Diagnostic Package – Most complete assessment! Evaluates levels of all plant essential nutrients. Includes the entire Routine package plus…
Turf Elite Package – The same analyses as the Diagnostic package, but this advanced option includes detailed graphing for each sample result and turf-specific recommendations. Click here to see an example report.
*New* Soil Health for Turf – See the “Soil Health for Turf” section for package details and more information.
Soluble Nutrients (by saturated paste) – Most popular add-on test! Specifically show the amount of nutrients held in soil solution, or the ‘plant available’ form of these nutrients.
| • Sodium Adsorption Ratio (SAR) | • Electrical Conductivity (EC) |
| • Phosphate | • Potassium |
| • Magnesium | • Calcium |
| • Sodium | • Bicarbonate |
| • Nitrate | • Ammonium |
| • Chloride | • Sulfate |
| • Boron | • Zinc |
| • Moisture | • Manganese |
| • Iron | • Silicon |
| • Copper |
Soil Salinity (by saturated paste) –
| • Sodium Adsorption Ratio (SAR) | • Electrical Conductivity (EC) |
| • Calcium | • Magnesium |
| • Potassium | • Sodium |
| • Boron | • Chloride |
| • Moisture |
Additional Analyses – These tests can be added to a package or ordered separately.
| • Traces (Zn, Mn, Cu, Fe) | • Nitrate Nitrogen |
| • Sulfur | • Phosphorus- Bray II |
| • Boron | • Phosphorus – Mehlich |
| • Particle Size Analysis (Soil Texture) | • Phosphorus – Modified Morgan |
| • Molybdenum | • Chloride |
| • Arsenic, Extractable | • Profile Nitrate |
| • Profile Chloride | • Alumimum |
| • Ammonium Nitrogen | • Zinc |
AgSource Laboratories’ Soil Health Assessment combines the chemical and physical results of traditional soil testing with biological assessments of microbial activity to provide a measure of the quality of the soil. For more information, visit the Soil Health for Turf page.
Basic Package …… $45 – includes: Soil Health Score, CO2 Respiration, C:N Ratio.
Routine Package …… $55 – includes: Soil Health Score, CO2 Respiration, C:N Ratio, plus
Complete Package …… $65 – includes: Soil Health Score, CO2 Respiration, C:N Ratio, plus
Add Test …… $30 – this test can be added to any standard soil analysis, and covers the seven key areas of soil health most valuable to turf grass management: Soil Health Score, CO2 Respiration, Total Carbon, Total Nitrogen, C:N Ratio, Mineralizable Nitrogen, and Mineralizable Phosphorus.
Turf Soil Sampling Guide – Click here
Turf Soil Submission Form – Click here
Sampling Supplies
Amount of Soil Needed: At a minimum, 1 cup of soil is needed. (approx. 1 pound)
Sampling Procedure
Sample turnaround is three working days. Results are available online, via email or standard mail. Choose from Excel, PDF or CSV files or one of the following turf soil report options.
Turf Soil Report Options
Submission Forms
Sampling Guide – click here
Turf Technical Bulletins
These bulletins pull together the combined knowledge of AgSource Laboratories’ agronomists into an easy-to-use reference guide, discussing the most important aspects of turf management.
Get the latest testing tips from AgSource. Subscribe to our newsletter today!
