SOIL SAMPLING

john8984

I want to take some soil samples to test for lime, N,P & K. I intend to take them myself and send them for testing. I am familiar with the proper way to gather samples.
I would like to know what labs other people have used in the past and how it all worked out.
Were you satisfied with the service.
I am not a Teagasc client and their fees for non clients are very high.

ABlur

IAS Labs Bagnelstown Co Carlow very reasonable.

Miname

john8984 wrote: »

I want to take some soil samples to test for lime, N,P & K. I intend to take them myself and send them for testing. I am familiar with the proper way to gather samples.
I would like to know what labs other people have used in the past and how it all worked out.
Were you satisfied with the service.
I am not a Teagasc client and their fees for non clients are very high.

Get on to whoever you buy your fertiliser off they should be able to get the rep out to test the ground at a portion of the price of Teagasc.

onyerbikepat

I used FBA in Waterford. Cost €12.50 per sample. Found them grand to deal with. They'll probably start to get busy from now on, so better to get samples in ASAP. I did the SR2 test, which is for PH and P&K requirements.

http://www.fba-labs.com/index.php?contentid=soil-analysis

frazzledhome

Sent samples to FBA today through Glanbia €15 each inc postage

Greengrass1

Did samples last ye through fert rep with IAS in bagnelstown
Very reasonable price around 11/12e I think

td5man

Lakeland dairies sampling for €12.50.

Farrell

td5man wrote: »

Lakeland dairies sampling for €12.50.

Do you have to be supplying milk to get lakeland, or is it through the co-ops?

td5man

Farrell wrote: »

Do you have to be supplying milk to get lakeland, or is it through the co-ops?

I'd say you have to be a supplier.

Farrell

td5man wrote: »

I'd say you have to be a supplier.

Was thinking that too!
Pity as the fertiliser will be got in a Lakeland store

tanko

Anyone know if Oldcastle labs still do them and how much they charge?

td5man

tanko wrote: »

Anyone know if Oldcastle labs still do them and how much they charge?

Did in 2012

Bullocks

frazzledhome wrote: »

Sent samples to FBA today through Glanbia €15 each inc postage

What do they charge for silage samples ? I paid €32.50 for one a few weeks ago and thought it was a bit pricey

razor8

tanko wrote: »

Anyone know if Oldcastle labs still do them and how much they charge?

€20 for single sample, €17.50 for 5 or more, forget if plus or including vat

blue5000

€100 for 4 samples with teagasc, pH, P and K, seems like there is better value to be got.

Miname

Bullocks wrote: »

What do they charge for silage samples ? I paid €32.50 for one a few weeks ago and thought it was a bit pricey

Any lad your buying meal off will test the silage for free.

frazzledhome

Bullocks wrote: »

What do they charge for silage samples ? I paid €32.50 for one a few weeks ago and thought it was a bit pricey

I've never paid for it so can't answer.

jack o shea

how long before results get back?do they post them?

frazzledhome

jack o shea wrote: »

how long before results get back?do they post them?

About.a week

jfh

frazzledhome wrote: »

About.a week

Intended to go with teagasc for testing as I'm a new client but was waiting too long for auger, which might be a good thing aswent with dairy gold coop for 17 eeach

Sami23

Lads when soil sampling I know you are supposed to take the sample to a depth of 4 inches but does that mean you use the soil that is 4 inches down for the sample or do you use the soil that goes from top down to 4 inches. Hope ye know what I mean.
Bit confused about it ?

jfh

Top down to 4 inch, the length of the funnel on auger

Nettleman

Miname wrote: »

Any lad your buying meal off will test the silage for free.

I would be careful about getting meal supplier testing silage, as they could be a conflict of interest. I paid that mental price of 32 for a lab in southeast, and never again, add on the postage cost. I went solo to a crowd up north, who were way cheaper, but not as cheap as dairygold

Deepsouthwest

frazzledhome wrote: »

I've never paid for it so can't answer.

Good contribution!!

Deepsouthwest

Paid €25 for 25 samples a few wks ago with Teagasc, a man came and took the samples, I gave him maps and around 5 hrs later he was back with them all done. Definitely on the pricey side, but at least it's done, might be a lot more expensive if I didn't do it at all.

Blackgrass

Would anyone be headed down the route of soil mapping over there?
Few guys around here use quads with a hydraulic probe and smaller power pack to take samples, bloody powerful things as neighbour has played around with residual N testing at up to 21/2ft down, not so convinced on results.

kowtow

Where could I get an augur?

Charliebull

Bullocks wrote: »

What do they charge for silage samples ? I paid €32.50 for one a few weeks ago and thought it was a bit pricey

paid 50 yoyo last year for 2 samples in AFBI in hillsborough, took about a week after posting

there is a lad in claremorris who works for mineral company, he will test for free and send to america for analysis, ok but as someone said they might be tailoring the results for their product

jmrc

AIS Labs in Carlow:
S3A - €14 per sample P, K, pH and lime.
S3B – €24 per sample p, K, pH, lime and organic matter.
S2 - €55 per sample. This scan gives you the available nutrients in the soil and trace elements
have used then in the past, found them good and efficient.

I am not connected in anyway to them.

joeyboy12345

if your goin solo and sending the samples yourself wil the lab in oldcastle or carlow send you out the boxes to send it in?

td5man

joeyboy12345 wrote: »

if your goin solo and sending the samples yourself wil the lab in oldcastle or carlow send you out the boxes to send it in?

I just bring it to them in zip loc bags.