How can some soil testing laboratories charge such a low price for soil testing?
Many soil testing labs are forced to compete for business from fertilizer companies who provide them with thousands of samples each testing season. In order to compete for this work they are forced to use low cost seasonal labor with minimal training. Obviously, under those circumstances, corners can be cut and the quality of the data can suffer. CRL prefers to market our independent services directly to the farmer or crop consultant rather than work through middlemen where low bids are preferred, data quality can suffer, and farmers may end up paying a marked up price any way – either directly or indirectly in fertilizer costs. Why do I not get the same results for soil samples sent to different laboratories? There are a number of reasons that you may not see the same results from samples sent to different labs. First and foremost is that what was sent was likely two different samples. Soil is not a very homogeneous material. It is very difficult to mix and blend a sample of soil to t
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