If you don't measure it,
You can't manage it.

To ensure the best management decisions on your farm are made, it is important to understand exactly when nutrient uptake occurs and what the soil can contribute.

Start measuring with these Soil & Tissue Analysis Packages.

Stages of Corn Growth

Choose a Sample Analysis Package that fits your farm operation.

Baseline + Decisive

Full
Package

  • Establish nutrient baselines by measuring total and plant available nutrient levels*
  • Track mineral solubilization, microbiological activity and more
  • Understand nutrient trends over time and make long-term management decisions
3 Soil, 6 Tissue
on 2 zones for corn/Soybeans**
  • V3-V5: 0-6” Indicator Complete Soil Analysis & Tissue Analysis
  • V7-V8/R1: 0-12” Plant Available Soil Analysis & Tissue Analysis
  • V12-V13/R2: Tissue Analysis
  • VT/R3: 0-12” Plant Available Soil Analysis & Tissue Analysis
  • R2/R4: Tissue Analysis
  • R4/R5: Tissue Analysis
Decisive

Primary Package

  • Understand the nutrient availability of your crop
  • Make informed nitrogen application decisions for maximum efficiency this season
  • Use insights from Agronomy 365’s N-Decision Tool
2 Soil, 2 Tissue
on 2 zones for corn/soybeans**
  • V5-V6 Side-Dress: 0-12” Plant Available Soil Analysis & Tissue Analysis
  • V12-V14: 0-12” Plant Available Soil Analysis & Tissue Analysis
  • Field Representation of average N rate
  • For variable rate, a zone map is needed (cannot variable rate without past data)
Decisive

Biology Package

  • Understand current nutrient levels along with AI predictions of future changes
  • Measure total, inorganic and plant available nutrition
  • Identify nutrient gaps and make in-season adjustments with Agronomy 365’s macronutrient decision tools
2 Soil, 3 Tissue
on 2 zones for corn/soybeans**
  • V3-V5: Tissue Analysis, 0-6″ Indicator Max Soil Analysis & 6-12″ Indicator Max Soil Analysis 
  • V6-V7/R1: Tissue Analysis
  • V10-V12/R2: Tissue Analysis, 0-6″ & 6-12″ Indicator Max Soil Analysis 
  • AI predictability on Total P H3A

**The sampling depth and total number of samples collected is approximate and subject to weather and field condition

Field Rates

Field Rates

Field Rates listed above are for analysis services only and do not include custom sampling from Agronomy 365. Sampling analysis is available for all levels of Agronomy 365 membership.

Sampling Rates

Sampling Rates

Sampling Rates listed above are for custom sampling provided by Agronomy 365 and are in addition to the analysis Field Rate. If you choose to collect your own samples, this fee will not be applied to your sampling package.

*Custom Sampling Services are available for Tier 2 Elite Memberships only.

Don't need a complete sampling program?

Submit a single soil or tissue analysis whenever it’s convenient for you. Check out the product sheets for your crop to learn which test you need!

Metric ReportedPlant Available Soil AnalysisIndicator Complete Soil AnalysisIndicator Max Soil Analysis
CEC

Cation Exchange Capacity

Surface Nitrogen
Total Nitrate
H2O Nitrate
H2O NH3
H2O Nitrate – NH3 Ratio
SLAN

Solvita Labile Amino-Nitrogen; great indicator of late season Nitrogen release from the soil.

Inorg N
WEOC Goal
Total Est N Release
Total P H3A 

Total Plant Available Phosphorus

P H3A (Inorg)
P H3A (Org)
Available P2O5 

Amount of phosphorus available to plants, as P2O5.

Phosphorus Saturation 

In neutral to low pH situations, this level tells us how likely it is that phosphorus will be tied up by iron and aluminum and helps determine if phosphorus applications should be banded.

K H3A 

Plant Available Potassium

Ca H3A 

Plant Available Calcium

Ca Saturation
Ca:Mg H3A
Mg H3A 

Plant Available Magnesium

Fe H3A 

Plant Available Iron

Al H3A 

Plant Available Aluminum

Fe/Al Factor
Organic MatterX
pH

Measure of acidity in the soil.

X
Buffer pHX
WEOC/CEC

Carbon Saturation (Water Extractable Organic Carbon/Cation Excange Capacity)

X
Soluble SaltX
HT3

24-hr CO2 Burst, measure of biological activity.

X
VAST

Measure of soil structure.

X
Est. Bacteria:FungiX
Sub NitrateX
C:N RatioX
Org N (WEON)X
Mac WEONX
WEOC

Water Extractable Organic Carbon, food source for the microbes.

X
Rating

Ranking from 1-5 that summarizes all the metrics that are important when making nutrient recommendations, higher number means more nutrient will be release from the soil.

X
Zinc

Extractable Zinc

X
Total P H3A:Zn 

Plant Available Phosphorus to Extractable Zinc ratio.

X
Manganese 

Extractable Manganese

X
Copper 

Extractable Copper

X
Sulfur 

Extractable Sulfur

X
Sodium 

Extractable Sodium

X
Boron 

Extractable Boron

X
Chloride – WaterX
Bray Phosphorus

Extractable Phosphorus

X
Olsen Phosphorus 

Extractable Phosphorus

X
Mehlich Phosphorus 

Extractable Phosphorus

X
Phosphorus Rating 

Ranking from 1-5 that summarizes all the metrics that are important when making nutrient recommendations, higher number means more nutrient will be release from the soil.

X

Extractable Potassium

X
K:NaX
K:MgX
K:Mg H3AX
Potassium Base Sat.X
Sodium Base Sat.X
Potassium Rating 

Ranking from 1-5 that summarizes all the metrics that are important when making nutrient recommendations, higher number means more nutrient will be release from the soil.

X
Ca 

Extractable Calcium

X
Ca:Mg Base Sat.X
Calcium Base Sat.X
Calcium Rating 

Ranking from 1-5 that summarizes all the metrics that are important when making nutrient recommendations. A higher number means more of that nutrient will be released from the soil.

X
Mg 

Extractable Manganese

X
K:MgX
Magnesium Base Sat.X
Magnesium Rating 

Ranking from 1-5 that summarizes all the metrics that are important when making nutrient recommendations. A higher number means more of that nutrient will be released from the soil.

X
Fe 
Extractable Iron
X
Hydrogen Base Sat.X
Total Phosphorus Nutrient AnalysisXX
Total Potassium Nutrient AnalysisXX
Total Sulfur Nutrient AnalysisXX
Total Magnesium Nutrient AnalysisXX

Sample timing is KEY.

As soil and plant conditions change, so do their test results. To make sure you get the most accurate report for your field, check out the sampling protocols below.

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