Missouri Soil Testing Association State Approved Labs

Published: May 21, 2012

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 six months. 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

• 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


• 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.
  308 S. Main St.
  New Knoxville, OH 45871
  Telephone: 419-753-2448
  Fax: 419-753-2949


• Ingrams 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


• Mowers Soil Testing Plus Inc.
  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: 507-233-7139
  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


• Servi-Tech Laboratories
  1816 East Wyatt Earp Blvd.
  Dodge City, KS 67801
  Telephone: 620-227-7123
  Fax: 620-227-2047


• 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.