Soil Testing

Layered features of vertically exposed prairie soil are pictured during a soil science class field trip to the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Arlington Agricultural Research Station on May 27, 2014. (Photo by Jeff Miller/UW-Madison)

Visit the UW Soil and Forage Lab for information about and instructions for sampling soil for soil testing. The links below are found on their website but listed here for your convenience. 

Submission Form
Instructions
General Information

The University of Wisconsin Soils Lab is located in Madison. You can reach them at (608) 262-4364 or soil-lab@mailplus.wisc.edu  to request the testing kit, which includes sampling instructions, the form you need to submit and bags for mailing the samples.


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