Soil Sample Testing + Fees

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If you’re having problems with your garden or grass in your lawn – having your soil tested is a step in the right direction!

FORMS
(You will be sent over to NCDA’s website)

MATERIALS

Sample boxes are not available by mail. Pick them up at your county’s Cooperative Extension office or the Agronomic Division office in Raleigh.

Sample boxes and forms available at our office MON-THURS 8 a.m.-5 p.m. & FRI 8 a.m.-12 p.m.

FEES

NCDA’s Sampling Fee

  • From Thanksgiving 2024 – March 31st, 2025 any samples received will need to include a $4 fee per sample box.
  • Starting April 1st, 2025 – Thanksgiving 2025 you can submit your soil sample(s) for FREE. Be sure to drop your sample(s) off to us before Thanksgiving to avoid the peak season fee of $4 per box!
  • Payment methods for NCDA Sampling Fee:
    • You can provide us with a check made out to NCDA.
    • NO CASH
    • Or if you’d rather pay NCDA directly online – when you fill out your Sample Information Sheet write “Invoice” and you will have to pay for your invoice online by credit card in order to view your Sample Results when they are ready.

Jones Extension Courier Fee Options

  • No Rush Shipping  –  Thanks to our Regional Agronomist, we now offer FREE shipping for samples that can be sent a bit later. These samples will be sent within 2 weeks. Note that NCDA’s Sample Test fees still apply.
  • Daily Shipping  – Need your sample shipped immediately? We can send it right away! Our office charges a courier fee based on the sample’s weight. Our office does not keep change so please bring exact cash or check only. See the chart below for our current fees. (As of 5/28/2024)

Courier rates 2023

PALS ACCOUNT

Effective January 6, 2025, clients and advisors will only be able to access reports where submissions were made in their names, which includes being an advisor. This will require clients and advisors to create a PALS online account and login to find reports.

Click on the following hyperlinks to either log in or create a PALS account:

RESULTS

  • Your results are sent to the email address you wrote down on your Sample Information Sheet.
  • Once logged into your account, reports can be found under the link: “Show My Reports.”
  • For recent submissions, clients and advisors who are listed on submission forms will continue to receive an email link to their reports.
  • View the current Soil Sample Result Turnaround Time

If you have trouble accessing your results or have questions reach out to us!

CONTACT US

Contact our Commercial Horticulture Agent, Lisa Rayburn, if you have questions about your results, the soil sampling process, or gardening questions!

Lisa Rayburn, Extension Commercial Horticulture Agent


By email: lisa_rayburn@ncsu.edu
By phone: 252-448-9621, MON-THURS 8 a.m.-5 p.m. & FRI 8 a.m.-12 p.m.

or contact our County Extension Director – Field Crops, Jacob Morgan, if you have questions about your results, the soil sampling process, or field crop questions!

Jacob Morgan, County Extension Director – Field Crops


By email: jacob_morgan@ncsu.edu
By office phone: 252-448-9621, MON-THURS 8 a.m.-5 p.m. & FRI 8 a.m.-12 p.m.
By cell phone: 252-917-1204, MON-THURS 8 a.m.-5 p.m. & FRI 8 a.m.-12 p.m.

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