{"id":4530,"date":"2023-05-12T07:51:51","date_gmt":"2023-05-12T11:51:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/soilsatguelph.ca\/?page_id=4530"},"modified":"2024-06-19T12:19:52","modified_gmt":"2024-06-19T16:19:52","slug":"soil-health-testing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/soilsatguelph.ca\/soil-health-testing\/","title":{"rendered":"Soil Health Testing"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Populating the soil health database to enhance<\/i>\u00a0Ontario\u2019s capacity for soil health assessment and interpretation\u00a0<\/i><\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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OMAFRA released the Soil Health Assessment and Plan (SHAP) tool<\/a>\u00a0for use. SHAP is a mobile- or web-app based tool, created to assess field practices and is paired with lab analysis of soil health indicators.<\/p>

With your help, the Soils At Guelph SHAP Ground-Truthing Project will help to populate the SHAP database with more agricultural soils from across Ontario.\u00a0 This is critically important to building scoring functions to compare individual samples to other soils. We aim to refine scoring functions based on texture.<\/p>

The Project uses a smaller number of SHAP questions to complete the tool, but all the soil Best Management Practices are covered.<\/p>

To register to participate,<\/strong> please email<\/strong> soils@uoguelph.ca.<\/a> Tell us your your name, county<\/strong>, and the number<\/strong> of fields\/orchards\/vineyards you’d like to sample. Our project can cover the cost of one sample analysis per field\/orchard\/vineyard for Ontario Farms.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Once you\u2019ve successfully registered with soils@uoguelph.ca<\/a>, follow the 1 -2 -3 -4 Guide:<\/p>

  1. Complete SHAP Management Tool<\/li>
  2. Complete SHAP IN Field Tool<\/li>
  3. Take a Point Sample<\/li>
  4. Send to Lab<\/li><\/ol>

    This has a $200+ value.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>

    You will be part of building a soil health tool for #OntAg backed by real Ontario data!\u00a0 This is a first-come-first-serve offer with limited number of samples in 2023 to 2025.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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    The SHAP Ground-Truthing Project will cover the cost of analysis for the following parameters:<\/p>

    SHAP analysis<\/strong>
    organic matter (OM)
    aggregate stability active carbon (POXc)
    respiration (96-hr carbon mineralization CO2)
    potentially mineralizable nitrogen (PMN)<\/p>

    Plus Soil Texture analysis<\/strong> (% sand, silt, clay)<\/p>

    Plus Standard Fertility Package<\/strong>
    (pH, CEC, P, K, Ca, Mg)<\/p>

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    This is an abbreviated SHAP Tool as part of a project by Soils At Guelph with the goal of building the SHAP database with Ontario soil samples. No personal information (e.g. landowner names, addresses) is being collected. Any production information (e.g. questions on cropping rotations, tillage methods) is being collected in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act for the purposes of this project. The information obtained will be anonymized, and may be made available to collaborating organizations, such as University, \u00a0GBF, EFAO, OSN, OSCIA, OMAFRA, and AAFC, and only for specific soil-related research. By participating in this project, you acknowledge that Soils At Guelph is collecting the data for this purpose and provide your consent.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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    The first step in choosing a location is determining your Soil Health Goal.\u00a0 This can be done with grower and advisors together. Common goals include:<\/p>