Taking an environmentally sensitive approach to pest management
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 – August 24, 2010 | ||
| Custom Lab 204 C St. Golden City, MO 64748 Telephone: 417-537-8337 Fax: 417-537-8337 |
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 |
| Delta Soil Testing Lab University of Missouri PO Box 160 Portageville, MO 63873 Telephone: 573-379-5431 Fax: 573-379-3383 |
Ag Source Belmond Labs 1245 Highway 69 N Belmond, IA 50421 Telephone: 641-444-3384 Fax: 641-444-4361 |
A&L Analytical Laboratories, Inc. 2790 Whitten Road Memphis, TN 38133 Telephone: 901-213-2400 Fax: 901-213-2440 |
| MU Soil and Plant Testing Lab University of Missouri 23 Mumford Hall Columbia, MO 65211 Telephone: 573-882-3250 Fax: 573-884-4288 |
Ag Source Harris Laboratories 300 Speedway Circle #2 Lincoln NE 68502 Tel: 402-476-0300 Fax: 402-476-0302 |
A&L Canada Laboratories, Inc. 2136 Jetstream Road London, ON N5V 3P5 Canada Telephone: 519-457-2575 Fax: 519-457-2664 |
| A&L Great Lakes Laboratory, Inc. 3505 Conestoga Drive Fort Wayne, IN 46808 Telephone: 260-483-4759 Fax: 260-483-5274 |
Brookside Lab Inc. 308 S. Main St. New Knoxville, OH 45871 Telephone: 419-753-2448 Fax: 419-753-2949 |
Mowers Soil Testing Plus Inc, 117 East Main St. Toulon, IL 61483-0518 Telephone: 309-286-2761 Fax: 309-286-6251 |
| A&L Heartland Laboratory, Inc. 111 Linn St. PO Box 455 Atlantic, IA 50022 Telephone: 901-213-2400 Fax: 901-213-2440 |
Midwest Laboratories, Inc. 13611 B St. Omaha, NE 68144-3693 Telephone: 402-334-7770 Fax: 402-334-9121 |
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 |
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| 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. | ||
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REVISED: April 6, 2012