Soil Analysis and Sampling
A soil test is essential to determine soil fertility levels and make good nutrient management decisions.
Appropriate nutrient application can increase yields, reduce production costs, and prevent surface and groundwater pollution.
We provide Soil Sampling Services or if you prefer to take a soil sample yourself follow or guide to produce the best soil sample for analysis.
Soil Sampling Services
For over 25 years, Stratford Agri Analysis has provided the farmers of Ontario with soil sampling services.
We offer a variety of soil sampling packages including composite sampling, zone sampling and GPS grid sampling for all your farm needs.
The advantages of our soil sampling program include:
- Save money - Reduce input costs
- Inventory of nutrients - What's in your soil
- Help the environment - Reduces over fertilization
- Direct inputs - Fertilize the areas where it's needed
- Independent advice - We only sample, we don’t sell fertilizer
- Combination of Science & Technology - More information equals better decisions
- Practical results - Easy to understand & easy to implement
- Service - We review the results with you
Soil Analysis Packages
Soil 1
OMAFRA
Recommendations
- Soil pH
- Buffer pH
- Phosphorus
- Potassium
- Magnesium
Soil 2
OMAFRA
Recommendations
- Soil pH
- Buffer pH
- Phosphorus
- Potassium
- Magnesium
- Manganese
- Zinc
Soil 3
SAA
Recommendations
- Soil pH
- Buffer pH
- Organic Matter
- Phosphorus
- Potassium
- Magnesium
- Calcium
- Cation Exchange Capacity
- % Base Saturation
Soil 4
SAA
Recommendations
- Soil pH
- Buffer pH
- Organic Matter
- Phosphorus
- Potassium
- Magnesium
- Calcium
- Cation Exchange Capacity
- % Base Saturation
- Manganese
- Zinc
- Iron
- Copper
Soil 5
SAA
Recommendations
- Soil pH
- Buffer pH
- Organic Matter
- Phosphorus
- Potassium
- Magnesium
- Calcium
- Cation Exchange Capacity
- % Base Saturation
- Manganese
- Zinc
- Iron
- Copper
- Boron
Soil 6
SAA
Recommendations
- Soil pH
- Buffer pH
- Organic Matter
- Phosphorus
- Potassium
- Magnesium
- Calcium
- Cation Exchange Capacity
- % Base Saturation
- Manganese
- Zinc
- Iron
- Copper
- Sulphur
Soil 7
SAA
Recommendations
- Soil pH
- Buffer pH
- Organic Matter
- Phosphorus
- Potassium
- Magnesium
- Calcium
- Cation Exchange Capacity
- % Base Saturation
- Manganese
- Zinc
- Iron
- Copper
- Boron
- Sulphur
Home - Lawn Garden
SAA
Recommendations
- Soil pH
- Buffer pH
- Organic Matter
- Phosphorus
- Potassium
- Magnesium
- Calcium
- Cation Exchange Capacity
- Total Salts
- Fertilizer Recommendations
Nitrate Nitrogen
SAA
Recommendations
- Nitrate Nitrogen for Side-Dress Corn
Heavy Metals
- Arsenic
- Cadmium
- Chromium
- Cobalt
- Copper
- Lead
- Mercury
- Molybdenum
- Nickel
- Selenium
- Zinc