soil sample

milkprofit

Which lab is the best or best value

satstheway

Does nobody do soil sampling in this country?

ABlur

I used IAS in Bagnelstowm think I paid €12 each sample for the p, k and lime requirment.

epfff

ABlur wrote: »

I used IAS in Bagnelstowm think I paid €12 each sample for the p, k and lime requirment.

How did you take post sample
Used to get teagasc but left the useless people

6480

epfff wrote: »

How did you take post sample
Used to get teagasc but left the useless people

its very easy to make one , and old saucepan drill 3 inch hole in the middle of it and a 3 inch long ,1/2 round pipe with one end ground down with a sharp edge , weld the round end of the pipe into the center of the saucepan hole , weld a simple handle and now you have a soil sample , make sure u have wee bags to store each field or paddock

ABlur

epfff wrote: »

How did you take post sample
Used to get teagasc but left the useless people

Walked across the field in a W pattern and took skelps 4-6 inches deep with the shovel. Mixed them up and sent about 300g samples per field. The lab will tell you how much you need.

nashmach

ABlur wrote: »

Walked across the field in a W pattern and took skelps 4-6 inches deep with the shovel. Mixed them up and sent about 300g samples per field. The lab will tell you how much you need.

Exact same here and used FBA Labs in Dungarvan.

satstheway

Teagasc €25 per sample €20 for discussion group.
Do you have to deliver to lab for €12 test?

DMAXMAN

have used ias and fba in the past. happy with both except find fba seem to give very high readings for lime requirement. a friend said the same. he tested 3 fields 3 years ago and were ok for lime with ias. retested this year with fba and needed 5 t lime per acre. ???

ABlur

satstheway wrote: »

Teagasc €25 per sample €20 for discussion group.
Do you have to deliver to lab for €12 test?

Plus postage which can be expensive as soil is heavy!

milkprofit

DMAXMAN wrote: »

have used ias and fba in the past. happy with both except find fba seem to give very high readings for lime requirement. a friend said the same. he tested 3 fields 3 years ago and were ok for lime with ias. retested this year with fba and needed 5 t lime per acre. ???

Which was correct

loveta

milkprofit wrote: »

Which lab is the best or best value

Lakeland dairies are doing them for E12 euro each that includes taking and posting so if your with them give them a buzz

razor8

oldcastle labs also do it €19.50 plus vat last year