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Sieving
This is done using the recommended 2mm sieve type. Remove the barcodes and pour the sample in the hand sieve to remove all stones and other big pieces. Use the pestle to crush the soil and make sur...
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Splitting
The soil sample needs to be reduced again to make sure that the final sub-sample staysrepresentative for the entire field. This is done using a riffler that reduces and divides the sample in two e...
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Milling a soil sample
The soil sample needs to be very fine before it can be measured. Therefore we use the Fritsch ballmill that grinds the soil to a particle size smaller than 0.1 mm and makes the soil fully homogeneo...
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Scanning with the XRF
The Epsilon XRF uses X-ray fluorescence to measure the soil. The spectrum that this machineprovides is send to the SoilCares database. XRF scans are used to determine the micro-nutrient levels in t...
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Scanning with the Alpha
The Alpha is a Mid-Infrared (MIR) scanner. Scans made by the Alpha are used by SoilCares tomeasure the macro-nutrients in the soil and to determine other soil characteristics such as soilacidity an...
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Check the progress of your analysis/order
The portal shows the status of your orders via the tab 'Analysis tracking'. Check the sub menu 'Orders with missing scans' to get an overview of all soil orders that have not been reported. This ov...
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Download reports
Reported orders are shown in the tab 'Reports'. Navigate to the Report section. There you can see all your reports sorted by creation date (latest first). Click on the three dots and select if you ...
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Register a field trough the portal
Register a field via the 'Fields' tab in the portal. Click the 'Add New Field' button that gives you the option to draw the field polygon of the sample field or upload a shape file of the field ...
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Soil sampling
The reliability of a soil test is only as good as the sample you submit. The soil sample that is being analyzed should represent the whole field that needs to be tested in order to get a good recom...
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Header of LiaB reports
The report headers are all set up in the same way. All Reports start with the title Fertilization and Management Advice. The company logo and address are shown in the top right corner of the report...