Missouri State Approved Soil Testing Labs for 2014

Published: May 19, 2014

The Missouri Soil Testing Association (MSTA) Approval Program is designed to assure that results provided by participating public and private labs serving the citizens of Missouri agree with allowable statistical limits. This is accomplished by evaluating the soil testing laboratories in their performance through inter-laboratory sample exchanges and a statistical evaluation of the analytical data. Based on this premise, soil test results from MSTA approved labs will be accepted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency (FSA) and Department of Natural Resources and Conservation Services (NRCS) in federally assisted cost share programs and nutrient management plans in the state of Missouri.

Beginning in 1999, MSTA combined its efforts with the North American Proficiency Testing Program (NAPT). In order to be approved by the Missouri State program, the participating labs should participate in all four quarter exchanges of the NAPT program and submit the MO State data release form each year to the NAPT coordinator. The NAPT coordinator in return sends soil test data from quarterly sample exchanges of the labs participating in MSTA program to the Missouri state coordinator. The MU Soil Testing Lab director serves as the state program coordinator and performs statistical analysis of the data as specified in the MSTA program. If a lab's results fall within the allowable limits, the lab will be placed on the Farm Service Agency's (FSA) list of approved labs. A lab that is not approved may re-apply after a year. An updated listing of Missouri State Approved Soil Testing lab list can be found at:  

http://soilplantlab.missouri.edu/soil/msta.aspx

List of Missouri State Approved Soil Testing Labs, 2014

Custom Lab
204 C St.
Golden City, MO 64748
Telephone: 417-537-8337
Fax: 417-537-8337

Delta Soil Testing Lab
University of Missouri
PO Box 160
Portageville, MO 63873
Telephone: 573-379-5431
Fax: 573-379-3383

MU Soil and Plant Testing Lab
University of Missouri
23 Mumford Hall
Columbia, MO 65211
Telephone: 573-882-3250
Fax: 573-884-4288

Perry Agricultural Lab
PO Box 418
State Highway 54 East
Bowling Green, MO 63334
Telephone: 573-324-2931
Fax: 573-324-5558

Ag Source Cooperative Services
106 N. Cecil Street
PO Box 7
Bonduel, WI 54107
Telephone: 715-758-2178
Fax: 715-758-2620

Ag Source Harris Laboratories
300 Speedway Circle #2
Lincoln NE 68502
Tel: 402-476-0300
Fax: 402-476-0302

Ag Source Laboratories
1532 Dewitt
Ellsworth, IA 50075
Tel: 515-836-4444
Fax: 515-836-4541

A&L Analytical Laboratories, Inc.
2790 Whitten Road
Memphis, TN 38133
Telephone: 901-213-2400
Fax: 901-213-2440

A&L Great Lakes Laboratory, Inc.
3505 Conestoga Drive
Fort Wayne, IN 46808
Telephone: 260-483-4759
Fax: 260-483-5274

A&L Heartland Laboratory, Inc.
111 Linn St.
PO Box 455
Atlantic, IA 50022
Telephone: 901-213-2400
Fax: 901-213-2440

Brookside Lab Inc.
200 White Mountain Drive,
New Bremen OH 45869
Telephone: 419-977-2766
Fax: 419-977-2767

Ingram’s Soil Testing Center
13343 Fitschen Road
Athens, IL 62613
Tel: 217-636-7500
Fax: 217-636-7500

Midwest Laboratories, Inc.
13611 B St.
Omaha, NE 68144-3693
Telephone: 402-334-7770
Fax: 402-334-9121

SGS-Toulon Labs
117 East Main St.
Toulon, IL 61483-0518
Telephone: 309-286-2761
Fax: 309-286-6251

MVTL Laboratories Inc.-New Ulm
1126 North Front St.
New Ulm, MN 56073-0249
Telephone: 507-354-8517
Fax: 507-359-2890

Olsen's Agricultural Laboratory
210 East First St.
PO Box 370
McCook, NE 69001
Telephone: 308.345.3670
Fax: 308-345-7880

Spectrum Analytical
1087 Jamison Road
PO Box 639
Washington Court House, OH 43160
Telephone: 740-335-1562
Fax: 740-335-1104

Ward Laboratories
4007 Cherry Ave.
PO Box 788
Kearney, NE 68848
Telephone: 308-234-2418
Fax: 308-234-1940

Waters Agricultural Laboratories, Inc.
257 Newton Highway
PO Box 382
Camilla, GA 31730
Telephone: 229-336-7216
Fax: 229-336-0977

Waters Agricultural Laboratories, Inc.
2101 Old Calhoun Road
Owensboro, KY 42301
Telephone: 270-685-4039 
Fax: 270-685-3989

Note: Approval of soil analysis does not imply approval of fertilizer and limestone recommendations by the individual labs. The approval allows the clients to use the University of Missouri soil fertility recommendations as required by the federal and state agencies for cost share and nutrient management planning programs. In order to use the University of Missouri soil fertility recommendations and get meaningful results, it is recommended that the labs use the soil test procedures required by the MSTA program.