Soil and water

Soil Testing Facilities

The University of Missouri Soil Testing Facilities include the Soil and Plant Testing Laboratory (SPTL) and Soil Health Assessment Center (SHAC). These labs are pivotal in advancing soil and plant fertility and health research, offering essential analytical services to growers, researchers and conservationists.

Aquaculture and Fisheries Extension

The MU Aquaculture and Fisheries Extension Program provides educational resources and research-based information to help you plan and manage for recreational fishing or commercial aquaculture.

Nutrient Management

Promoting ways crop nutrients can be managed to optimize economic and environmental outcomes.

Soil and Plant Testing Laboratory

Analyze soil, plant, water, and manure for optimal nutrient management with expert testing and recommendations for agriculture and horticulture.

Soil Analysis Information Form

Getting Started With Soil Health Testing in Missouri

Grazing Cover Crops

Delta Soils of Southeast Missouri

March 29, 2025 - April 26, 2025

Extension Garden Steward (KCMO Public Library)

April 26, 2025

Spring into Action: Farm and Home Workshop Series

May 5, 2025 - May 12, 2025

Ripley/Carter County Cow College Workshop

May 6, 2025 - May 13, 2025

Madison/Iron/Wayne County Cow College Workshop

Free soil health workshops offered in Waynesville, Owensville

March 12, 2025

Frost seeding legumes improves pastures several ways

January 23, 2025

Enrollment opens for climate-smart farming payments

October 31, 2024

August farm management news and notes from MU Extension

August 5, 2022

A Healthy Soil: The Basis of Gardening (PDF)

AgSite Assessment Tool

Use this web-based tool to generate a report describing the physical, demographic and environmental characteristics of a selected land parcel and its surroundings.