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Soil Health Fee Schedule
2024-03-14
Soil Health analysis fees for samples
Package Code
Package Name
PEI Farmer Rate
Off Island Farmer or
Non-Farmer Rate
Rates do not include HST
SH1
Basic Soil Health Package
$35.45...
Soil Health Analysis for PEI Producers & Watersheds Project
2024-03-11
The Soil Health Analysis for PEI Island Producers and Watersheds Project is a project under the Agriculture Stewardship Program . The project is designed to support environmental sustainability and environmental management decisions, soil health, and improvements to agronomic productivity.
Who is...
PEI Analytical Laboratories (PEIAL)
2023-12-14
PEI Analytical Laboratories is currently operating on Winter hours, Monday through Friday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm.
The Plant Diagnostic section is now closed for the 2023 season.
Please ensure that the sample submission...
How to Interpret Your Soil Test Report
2023-09-01
What does the soil test include?
Your soil test report includes four important sets of information:
The actual soil test values of the available amounts of plant nutrients in the soil.
The soil ratings of the available amounts of plant nutrients.
The suggested applications of fertilizer and...
The Why and How of Soil Testing
2022-08-23
Over the past five decades, the practice and use of soil testing has become widely accepted in agri-business both by farmers and industry. The potential for increased yields and profits has been the obvious motivator for the keen interest in soil testing.
Fertilizers are the major cost in the...
The Why and How of Potato Tissue Testing
2022-08-23
In recent years there have been steady advances in the technology of insect and disease control, tillage, and general crop management. Fertility management has also advanced considerably with concern focussed on micro nutrients as well as the traditional nitrogen, phosphorus and potash fertilizers...
Soil Compaction
2022-08-10
Soil compaction can be a symptom of poor soil health and can become a more difficult issue to combat if it is not addressed. Compaction can diminish a plant’s ability to uptake water and nutrients, reduces the soil’s natural erosion defence, and ultimately can result in a sub-optimal crop.
Soil...
Understanding Available Water Capacity: An Important Part of your Soil Health Testing Regime
2022-08-10
Available water capacity (AWC), is defined as the amount of water that is available to the plant roots from the soil. Climate change and seasonal precipitation variability is increasingly providing moisture challenges in crop production on PEI. Understanding a soil’s ability to retain water, so...
How to Collect Plant Samples for Plant Disease Identification
2022-07-29
The Plant Disease Diagnostic section of PEI Analytical Laboratories is now open and accepting samples for the 2022 season. Samples may be dropped off directly to the lab, or at PEI Access sites outside of Charlottetown.
The Plant Disease Diagnostic Service provides farmers,...
Plant diagnostic lab re-opens for season
2019-06-26
The PEI Analytical Laboratories (PEIAL) plant diagnostic section has re-opened for the 2019 season and is currently accepting samples.
The PEIAL serves all commodity farmers, agricultural representatives and greenhouse producers. Crop types accepted include potatoes, cereals, fruit crops and cole...