Pricing List for all Soil Test Options

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In addition to the standard analyses, soil tests may be customized to meet your individual testing needs.  At the link below, you will find a complete printable list of the standard tests, available options, and prices (effective January 2018). For more information about the soil testing service or for help filling out a soil test form, please call 603-862-0509 or email soil.testing@unh.edu.

     
Home Grounds & Garden  
Standard Gardening  Includes extractable calcium, magnesium, potassium, phosphorus, soil pH, organic matter content, and a lead screening analysis. Both conventional and organic fertilizer recommendations are given $20.00
Soil pH only Soil pH - lime recommendations only $8.00
Organic Matter Content Percentage of organic matter content $4.00
Texture class  Percentage of sand, silt, & clay particles and the corresponding textural class $30.00
Micronutrients  Includes extractable copper, iron, manganese & zinc $8.00
Heavy Metals Determines the total sorbed levels of cadmium, copper, lead, nickel, chromium & zinc using EPA methods $70.00
     
Non-Commercial Hay & Pasture
Field Soil Test Includes extractable calcium, magnesium, potassium & phosphorus, along with pH & Mehlich lime buffer pH. Results include Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC), base saturations & phosphorus saturation $16.00
Organic Matter  Percentage of organic matter content $4.00
Texture Class  Percentage of sand, silt, & clay particles and the corresponding textural class $30.00
Micronutrients  Includes extractable copper, iron, manganese & zinc $8.00
Soil pH only Soil pH, lime recommendations only $8.00
Heavy Metals Determines the total sorbed levels of cadmium, copper, lead, nickel, chromium & zinc using EPA methods $70.00
     
Commercial Fruit     
Field Soil Test  Includes extractable calcium, magnesium, potassium & phosphorus, along with pH & Mehlich lime buffer pH. Results include Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC), base saturations & phosphorus saturation $16.00
Organic Matter  Percentage of organic matter content $4.00
Texture Class  Percentage of sand, silt, & clay particles and the corresponding textural class $30.00
Micronutrients  Includes extractable copper, iron, manganese & zinc $8.00
Soil pH only Soil pH, lime recommendations only $8.00
Heavy Metals Determines the total sorbed levels of cadmium, copper, lead, nickel, chromium & zinc using EPA methods $70.00
     
Commercial Vegetable    
Field Soil Test Includes extractable calcium, magnesium, potassium & phosphorus, along with pH & Mehlich lime buffer pH. Results include Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC), base saturations & phosphorus saturation $16.00
Organic Matter  Percentage of organic matter content $4.00
Texture Class  Percentage of sand, silt, & clay particles and the corresponding textural class $30.00
Micronutrients  Includes extractable copper, iron, manganese & zinc $8.00
Soil pH only Soil pH - lime recommendations only $8.00
Heavy Metals  Determines the total sorbed   levels of cadmium, copper, lead, nickel, chromium & zinc using EPA methods $70.00
     
High Tunnel    
New Tunnel Test Includes pH, Macronutrients and organic matter content $20.00
Established Tunnel Test Includes New Tunnel test and Soluble Salts $28.00
Nitrate - Nitrogen    $10.00
Ammonium - Nitrogen    $12.00
Micronutrients  Includes extractable copper, iron, manganese & zinc $8.00
Soluble Salts    $8.00
     
Commercial Field Nursery  
Nursery Field Soil Includes extractable calcium, magnesium, potassium, phosphorus and soil pH. Conventional fertilizer recommendations $16.00
Organic Matter Content Percentage of organic matter content $4.00
Micronutrients  Includes extractable copper, iron, manganese & zinc $8.00
Soil pH only Soil pH, lime recommendations only $8.00
Texture Class  Percentage of sand, silt, & clay particles and the corresponding textural class $30.00
     
Commercial Landscape    
Standard Landscape  Includes extractable calcium, magnesium, potassium, phosphorus and soil pH. Conventional fertilizer recommendations $16.00
Organic Matter  Percentage of organic matter content $4.00
Micronutrients  Includes extractable copper, iron, manganese & zinc $8.00
Soil pH only  Soil pH - lime recommendations only $8.00
Organic Landscape   Recommendations  Includes extractable calcium, magnesium, potassium, phosphorus, organic matter content and soil pH. Organic fertilizer recommendations $20.00
Texture class  Percentage of sand, silt, & clay particles and the corresponding textural class $30.00
Heavy Metals  Determines the total sorbed levels of cadmium, copper, lead, nickel, chromium & zinc using EPA methods $70.00
Commercial Corn, Forage & Pasture  
Field Soil Test  Includes extractable calcium, magnesium, potassium & phosphorus, along with pH & Mehlich lime   buffer pH. Results include Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC), base saturations & phosphorus saturation $16.00
Organic Matter  Content Percentage of organic matter content $4.00
Texture Class  Percentage of sand, silt, & clay particles and the corresponding textural class $30.00
Micronutrients  Includes extractable copper, iron, manganese & zinc $8.00
Heavy Metals Determines the total sorbed levels of cadmium, copper, lead, nickel, chromium & zinc using EPA methods $70.00
Soil pH only Soil pH - lime recommendations only $8.00
Compost    
Standard Compost, Feedstock   Analysis  includes percent solids (and   moisture), organic matter, pH, soluble salts, total nitrogen, total carbon   and the carbon to nitrogen ratio (C:N). This test is recommended as an initial test for feedstocks to help determine appropriate mixing ratios $50.00
Standard Compost, Extracted   Macro Nutrients  includes standard feedstock plus ammonium nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium $65.00
Standard Compost, Total   Nutrients  includes standard feedstock plus ammonium nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, aluminum, calcium, magnesium, manganese, sodium, copper, iron, sulfur and zinc $80.00
Heavy Metals Determines the total sorbed levels of cadmium, copper, lead, nickel, chromium & zinc using EPA methods $70.00
Christmas Trees    
Field Soil Test  Includes extractable calcium, magnesium, potassium & phosphorus, along with pH & Mehlich lime   buffer pH. Results include Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC), base saturations & phosphorus saturation.  $16.00
Organic Matter  Percentage of organic matter content $4.00
Texture Class  Percentage of sand, silt, & clay particles and the corresponding textural class $30.00
Micronutrients  Includes extractable copper, iron, manganese & zinc $8.00
Soil pH only Soil pH - lime recommendations only $8.00
     
Biosolids    
Biosolids   test  Includes organic matter determination extractable calcium, magnesium, potassium, & phosphorus,   with pH & Mehlich lime buffer pH. Results include Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC), base saturations & phosphorus saturation $20.00
Micronutrients  Includes extractable copper, iron, manganese & zinc $8.00
Heavy Metals  Determines the total sorbed levels of cadmium, copper, lead, nickel, chromium & zinc using EPA methods $70.00
     
Non-Standard Tests    
Soluble Salts    $8.00
Total Lead    $27.00
Arsenic    $27.00
Mercury    $35.00
Molybdenum    $27.00
Selenium    $27.00
Arsenic, Selenium & Molybdenum  $65.00
Soil Nitrate    $10.00
Sand Sieve Analysis   $35.00
Boron   $10.00
Plant Tissue Test    $30.00

Pricing List for all Soil Test Options

Contact

Extension State Specialist, Soil Health
Phone: (603) 696-4073
Office: UNH Cooperative Extension Food and Agriculture, Taylor Hall, Durham, NH 03824

Diagnostic Services Program Manager
Phone: (603) 862-3200
Office: UNH Cooperative Extension, Food & Agriculture, 312 Kendall Hall, Durham, NH 03824