Soil Sampling

This publication gives step-by-step instructions for sampling soil on your property. It gives the why, where and how of sampling, along with information necessary for having a sample analyzed.For more information, contact your local Cooperative Extension Service office or Jeff Smeenk at 907-746-9470 or jeff.smeenk@alaska.edu. This publication is a major revision by Jeff Smeenk of Soil Sampling, written by Wayne Vandre in April 1987. Reviewed by Jodie Anderson, Instructor, High Latitude Agriculture, School of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks; Stephen Brown, Extension Faculty, Agriculture and Horticulture; and Gary Michaelson, Research Associate, Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station, University of Alaska Fairbanks