Best Soil Samplin Apps

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Soil Health and Fertility App

Free

This application offers a rapid, on-site soil testing solution to assess microbial biomass and fungal-to-bacterial ratios. It helps users understand soil health, track the effectiveness of management practices, and support sustainable farming by monitoring changes in soil biology and carbon storage.

Soil Test Pro

by TapLogic, LLC

Free

Streamline your soil sampling process with this app. It offers GPS field boundary drawing, offline capabilities, and direct integration with leading monitors for fertilizer recommendations and controller files. Access lab results and historical data easily.

Slakes: Soil Health Test

Measure Aggregate Stability

Free

This app provides a straightforward method to measure wet aggregate stability, a crucial indicator of soil health. It guides users through photographing soil samples before and after water submersion, then automatically estimates soil area and calculates a stability index.

NSTracker

by Nutrien AG Solutions, Inc.

Free

This app allows field samplers to submit lab samples for soil, tissue, and water. It supports adding growers, farms, and fields, with geospatial mapping and access to historical data. Users can also manage favorites and customize their experience.

Granular Insights

Farming for the Future

Free

This app helps farmers and advisors plan, grow, and analyze fields using data. It allows for flexible field plans, visualization of agronomic data, and tracking of crop progress with geolocated notes and photos. Make data-driven decisions and collaborate with your team to maximize field potential.

Soil Connect Marketplace

by Soil Connect Inc.

Free

This platform connects professionals who work with soil, linking those who have it with those who need it. Users can search a map for available soil, view matching listings, and message others to arrange pickups.

Heart and Soil Magazine

Regenerative Farming Gardening

Free

This app provides expert insights and practical techniques for regenerative farming and gardening. It covers soil health, food production, business strategies, and community networking. Discover tips, recipes, and expert interviews to enhance your farm, garden, and well-being.

SoilWeb

by University of California, Davis

Free

Access detailed soil survey information based on your current location. View soil profile sketches, estimated proportions, and geomorphic positions. Get aggregate data like water holding capacity and links to official soil descriptions.

FarmQA - Crop Scouting & more

Scout / Advise / Analyze

Free

This digital agronomy assistant streamlines crop and field scouting, offering treatment recommendations, chemical prescriptions, and imagery analysis. It simplifies soil sample tracking and provides detailed field analytics, helping users make data-driven decisions for crop management.

Soil Explorer

by Purdue University

Free

Discover detailed soil property and landscape maps for U.S. states and global soil distributions. Understand how map features relate to real-world observations. This educational tool uses data from USDA and USGS to illustrate complex soil-landscape relationships.

Soil Calculator Plus

by Inch Calculator

Free

Easily estimate the volume of soil, topsoil, dirt, and landscaping materials needed for any project. Supports various area shapes and multiple measurement units, providing results in multiple volume and weight formats, including the number of bags.

Soil Type

Find & Catalog your farm soils

Free

Identify and catalog farm soil types using a simple, guided "Ribbon Test." Store sample details, map locations, and photos directly within the app for easy farm management.