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Soil Health Assessments

How to Interpret this Table
x=yes
O=yes but we use other method
F=will be implementing in future
C= considering it
P=send sample to us, we can work with a partner organization

Carbon Measurements
Nitrogen Measurements
Nutrient Extractions & ICP
Physical Characterization
Microbial Community
Guidance
Standards
SOC
OM
IC
Resp
Resp
POXc
BG
DOC
TN
ACE
PMN
NAG
DON
NO3
NH4
H3A
M3
MM
AA
Other
pH
WAS
WAS
PAW
PAW
Db
Text
MB
Geno
PLFA
Meta
SHS
SHN
Nut
CCA
SHPP
ALP or NAPT
Name of Laboratory A&L Canada Laboratories Brookside Laboratory American Agricultural Laboratory AgVise Benson Laboratory Ward Laboratory, Inc Regen Ag Lab, LLC Cornell Soil Health Laboratory OSU Soil Health Laboratory Woodsend Lab Logan Lab Soil Test Lab Description of Indicator
abreviation and short method
description. Methods Matter
-Please talk to your lab about
the methods they use
SOC X X X X X X X X X X X X Soil Organic Carbon
-Direct measure through dry combustion
OM X X X X X X X X X X X O Soil Organic Matter
- Measured through mass loss using loss on Ignition
IC X X X X X X   X F O   O Inorganic carbon
- Measured through pressure calcimeter or Chiddix method
Resp X X X X X X X   X X X X 24 hr Respiration
- Incubation of C mineralization under lab conditions
Resp X C X X X C X X X X   X 72 or 96 hr Respiration
- Incubation of C mineralization under lab conditions
POXc X X P X X S X X X X X X Potassium Permanganate Oxidizable Carbon
- Often called Active Carbon
BG   F C     S X   X O     Beta-glucosidase potential enzyme activity
DOC X X X X X S X   X X   X Dissolved Organic Carbon
- Portion extracted with waterr
TN X X X X X X X X X X X X Total Nitrogen
- Direct measure through dry combustion
ACE   X X X X X C X X O   X Autoclaved Citrate Extractable protein
PMN O C C           X O   X Potentially mineralizable Nitrogen
- 7 day anaerobic incubation measured NH4
NAG   C C     X X     O     Potentially mineralizable Nitrogen
- 7 day anaerobic incubation measured NH4
DON X X X X X X X   X X   X Dissolved orgnaic nitrogen
- Portion extracted with water4
NO3 X X X X X X X X X X X X Nitrate extracted with KCl or K2SO4
NH4 X X X X X X X X X X X X Ammonium extraction with KCl or K2SO4
H3A X X X X X X X           H3A Haney weak acid extraction with quantification of NO3, NH4, P, K, Ca, Mg
M3 X X X X X X X   X X X X Mehlich 3 Extraction with quantification of P, K, Ca, Mg, Na, Mn, Fe, Cu, Al
MM               X   X   X Modified Morgan extraction with quantification of P, K, Ca, Mg, Mn, Fe, Cu, Al
AA X X X X X X X   X   X X Ammonium Acetate extraction with quantification of K, Ca, Mg, Na
Other X X X X X X X   X X   X Additional standard nutrient extractions including Bray, Olsen, Hot water
pH X X X X X X X   X X X X pH, electrical conductivity, and buffer pH offered using various methods
WAS X X X X X X X   C O   X Wet aggregate stability
- Measured with wet sieve apparatus
WAS               X X       Wet aggregate stability
- Measured with Cornell's sprinkle infiltrometer
PAW X   X X X X X X X       Plant available water
- Measured on repacked cores on pressure plate
PAW               X X       Plant available water
-Measured on intact cores on tension table
Db X X X X X X X X X X X X Bulk density
- mass of soil over volume. Ask about coarse fragment calculation used
Text X X X X X X X X X X X X Texture / Particle size assessment
- Measured with hydrometer or sieve and pipette
MB       X X C     X       Microbial biomass
- chloroform fumigation extraction with C quantified
Geno X         C P   P       Genomics -
16S and ITS amplicon sequencing of microbial community
PLFA   C       X X           Phospholipid fatty acid
- Generalized microbial biomass groups
Meta X     O O   P   P O     Metagenompics, qPCR, and other functional gene traits
SHS X X X X X X X X F X   F Soil Health Score Provided
SHN X C C X X C X   F X   F Soil Health Nutrient Status Rating
Nut X   X X X X X   F X   X Standard nutrient recommendations from extractions
CCA X   X X X X       X   X Certified crop advisor on staff to help interpret soil health results
SHPP F C F F F F C F F O   X Soil Health Proficiency Program Participants
ALP or NAPT ALP NAPT ALP NAPT ALP NAPT ALP NAPT ALP NAPT ALP NAPT NAPT   NAPT NAPT ALP NAPT ALP NAPT Agricultural Lab Proficiency or
North American Proficiency Testing Program Participants
Manager/Director Richard Robbins Jackie Brackman Kevin Grooms John Breker Cindy Evenson Nick Ward Lance Gunderson Bob Schindelbeck Kristin McAdow Nick Hannon; Scott Jackman; Will Brinton Susan Shaner Brent Thyssen
Shipping Address 2136 Jetstreatm Road 200 White Mountain Dr 700 W D Street 804 Hwy 15 W; PO Box 510 902 13th St N 4007 Cherry Ave 31740 Hwy 10 306 Tower Rd; Cornell University, 3079 Ag Life Sciences; 2750 SW Campus Way 290 Belgrade Road 620 N Main St 2925 Driggs Dr
City State London, Ontario N5V3P5 New Bremen, OH 45969 McCook, NE 69001 Northwood, ND Benson, MN 56215 Kearney, NE 68847 Pleasanton, NE 68866 Ithaca, NY 14853 Corvallis, OR 97331 Mt Vernon, ME 04352 Lakeview, OH 43331 Moses Lake, WA 98837
Phone 519-457-2575 419-977-2766 308-345-3670 701-587-6010 320-843-4109 308-234-2418 308-627-0065   541-737-2187 207-293-2457 937-842-6100 509-765-1622
Website www.alcanada.com www.blinc.com www.amaglab.com https://www.agvise.com/ https://www.agvise.com/ www.wardlab.com www.regenaglab.com www.soilhealth.cals.cornell.edu https://cropandsoil.oregonstate.edu/shl www.woodsend.com; deveron.com www.loganlabs.com soiltestlab.com
Email rrobbins@alcanada.com jbrackman@blinc.com kevin@amaglab.com northwoodlab@agvise.com bensonlab@agvise.com nickward@wardlab.com customerservice@regenaglab.com; lance.gunderson@regenaglab.com rrs3@cornell.edu; soilhealth@cornell.edu soil.lab@oregonstate.edu lab@woodsend.com; sjackman@deveron.com susan@loganlabs.com brent@soiltestlab.com

List of laboratories is expected to increase rapdly, particularly as standardization and proficiency testing programs are underway.

Always call the lab prior to sending samples to discuss sampling and analytical methods. If there are any letters in the cell, it is worth discussing the current status.