As the news suggests, many youths are beginning to venture into agriculture . The knowledge though minimal but the zeal is great. My concern is if the zeal ,financial capability and available land alone can earn us success without knowing if the soil we want to plant on is suitable for the crop.
B4 sewing comes measurement,b4 medication comes diagnosis, b4 car come savings and b4 farming should come SOIL TEST.

Click like if you conduct soil test before planting or click share if you don't. We want to do things right hence forth.

soil test will reveal the PH , N,P,K sulphur etc. When you check any crop recommendation to farmers by any Isreali or Indian forum the 1st you hear is " soil test.

Do you carry out soil test b4 farming

Bros, pls educate us, I once looked for where to conduct a soil test but found none, I was directed to a polytechnic and lo and behold the prof of their SLT dept wanted to use me to shine in front of his students, like i dont know what i am saying. pls advice on labs where i can get soil test and leaf sample test done........ I know how to interpret d result

Do you conduct soil test before farming?

No

Im about to recycle a land used for cassava and will love to do soil analysis, can you help with where i can send my soil saMple to

Soil test ended in the classroom o. Now we just use visual inspection to determine the characteristic of the soil.

jamace:
Soil test ended in the classroom o. Now we just use visual inspection to determine the characteristic of the soil.

I dont want to be @ risk of using excess fertilizer, they inhibit ur crop from uptake of microelement like zinc and calcium.Most market women reject cassava cultivated with fertilizers, they say they are big for nothing, they say it does not contain enough starch.

For those in anambra, u can do ur soil test at Agricultural dev center, awka, off kwata junction.

jamace:
Soil test ended in the classroom o. Now we just use visual inspection to determine the characteristic of the soil.

LOL you are funny bros. If you are farming without soil test you are playing BABA IJEBU... odds odds odds

In and around University of Agriculture Umudike go to National Root Crop Research Institute Umudike.


Post where you know to help our members .

If you think it matters little please give it a try to confirm that the difference is 7up.
Ordinarily knowing the soil PH will give you a good result talk less of knowing the npk + level.

It is very important to conduct soil test before farming. It will help you determine the soil condition, whether it is OK for the crop to be planted or not.
I do test mine in abk. I will upload the recent soil test I did few days ago.

happybrother:
In and around University of Agriculture Umudike go to National Root Crop Research Institute Umudike.


Post where you know to help our members .

Check this: https://www.nairaland.com/2912828/soil-testing-ease-using-landmapper

Without a soil test you may likely damage your naturally enriched soil by adding extra fertilizers. Also you may be an all- year failure in farm work BC you fail to amend the soul appropriately. Don't build your house on a shallow foundation as it must crash ...so also must you find a soil test important when you want to go into crop production.

At Onitsha drug market , Alaba international you will find Soil test kit of manageable price.

@op, at wot estimate price can 1 get it

jamace:
Check this: https://www.nairaland.com/2912828/soil-testing-ease-using-landmapper

thanks Jamace!

Landmapper is an american product and can be used for both laboratory and field testing.

Please consult Dextol Global Geophysical, a partner of the manufcturer, Landviser LLC USA for quote, order and after sale support.

It will be at just same price as from the manufacturer.

Thanks

08060689660
www.dextolgbgeo.com

https://www.nairaland.com/2912828/soil-testing-ease-using-landmapper

here are fields in which landmappers has been used.

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@larwin, this is Nigeria, not America or Europe. Therefore you need to speak the language we best understand and safe us all these your EC, ER and what have you.
The OP is particular about soil test with respect to soil pH, essential elements such as NPK. If your device can be used for all these , tell us in a plane language and give up your price. Peace.!

Good evening,

I am busy of late.

I do soil test for interested investors.

It goes this way,

I visit the farm location to view many parameters, take soil samples and do both laboratory and qualitative analysis or quantitative (academic) depending on the investor's preference.

I will try attach some pictures if possible now.

Let me cease this opportunity to take permission from the my client whose work I want to post but I will edit the confidential part.

I need to cover the content please.

Forgive me.

Parameters to be checked vary from location to location and "some little little things".

Let me stop here because I am watching holy ghost service before I start typing my prayers here. *laughs*

God bless your hustled @all.

Sincerely

This is the foundation of crop production and many other enterprise.

Aqudo:
@larwin, this is Nigeria, not America or Europe. Therefore you need to speak the language we best understand and safe us all these your EC, ER and what have you.
The OP is particular about soil test with respect to soil pH, essential elements such as NPK. If your device can be used for all these , tell us in a plane language and give up your price. Peace.!

thanks Aqudo... EC means electrical conductivity. Salinity in Nigerian context. This is different from pH.

Electrical Conductivity is a very quick, simple and inexpensive method that farmers and home gardeners can use to check the health of their soils. Whereas pH is a good indicator of the balance of available nutrients in your soil, Electrical Conductivity can almost be viewed as the quantity of available nutrients in your soil. (NOTE: Only nutrients that are dissolved in the soil water is “Available” for crops to take in).

In the soil, the Electrical Conductivity (EC) reading shows the level of ability the soil water has to carry an electrical current. The EC levels of the soil water is a good indication of the amount of nutrients available for your crops to absorb.


Think of it like this, all the major and minor nutrients important for plant growth take the form of either Cations (positively charged ions) or Anions (negatively charged ions). These ions that are dissolved in the soil water carry electrical charge and thus determine the EC level of your soil and how many nutrients are available for your crops to take in. Knowing your soils EC can allow you to make more educated farming decisions.


For example if the soil EC is too high, it can be indicative of excess nitrogen based fertilizer or a high level of exchangeable sodium. Soils with an accumulation of exchangeable sodium are often characterized by poor tilth and low permeability making them unfavorable for plant growth. Soil EC is also related to specific soil properties that affect crop yield, such as topsoil depth, pH, salt concentrations and water-holding capacity. Thus EC is a great tool for explaining what your yields could be and taking action to get better yields.


EC testing has been applied to farms across Europe, American etc. If we want to drastic revolution in farming in Nigeria, we need to incorporate this technology in our decision making.

For the price quote, please email info@dextolgbgeo.com

For the good of all who want to make it in agriculture I solicit for soil test kit sampling , price quotes.
At Ariaria International Market you can get a soil test kit of different sizes, soil PH test strip, Soil Electric conductivity meters, Hygrometer, Soil moisture meter, etc

The shop is
Continental commercial Group, 17d lockup shop Ariaria Intl market. 08035441481, 08185699122 .

If you know other contacts please post them here.

happybrother:
For the good of all who want to make it in agriculture I solicit for soil test kit sampling , price quotes.
At Ariaria International Market you can get a soil test kit of different sizes, soil PH test strip, Soil Electric conductivity meters, Hygrometer, Soil moisture meter, etc

The shop is
Continental commercial Group, 17d lockup shop Ariaria Intl market. 08035441481, 08185699122 .

If you know other contacts please post them here.

Those in Lagos, Lagos state material testing laboratory, Ojodu Berger bus stop. Price could be up to 100k depending on the no of parameters u want. One of their staff told me.

Lets not forget the nature of agriculture and its producd b4 we post, most of us on nairaland are low acrage farmers, proposing a device of #100000 or a lab dat charges more than #1500 will never be feasible.

maishai:
Lets not forget the nature of agriculture and its producd b4 we post, most of us on nairaland are low acrage farmers, proposing a device of #100000 or a lab dat charges more than #1500 will never be feasible.

you have to note dat your yield will always depend on your input to soil testing...taking your samples to labs is not the best option because there is no how the normal state of the soil won't be altered during transport and the time interval it will spend.

The best is to run your lab test yoursef insitu or on your farm while the soil is in place and not disturbed.

And its something u don't do once...u hav to practice it everytime. U can't definitely be visiting labs everytime and thats why you need your own personal kit.

Don't look at the money, look at the yield sir!