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  • Home
  • Submission Forms
  • Analytes and Pricing
  • INTERPRETATION SHEETS
    • Corn Silage Analysis
    • Feeding Drought Stressed Corn
    • Forage Nitrate Poisoning
    • Hay and Haylage Analysis
    • High-Nitrate Feeds into Feeding Programs
    • Manure Analysis Results
    • Moldy Corn for Beef Cattle
    • Mycotoxins in Feed Grains and Ingredients
    • Prussic Acid Poisoning (Cyanide)
    • Relative Feed Value (RFV) and Relative Forage Quality (RFQ)
    • Selenium Analyses
    • Vomitoxin in Wheat
    • Water Analysis for Livestock Suitability
    • Water Quality Requirements for Fish Culture
  • CONTACT US
  • Sample Submission Guidelines
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    • Glyphosate
    • Sulfentrazone
    • Plant Growth Regulators
    • Pre-emergents >
      • Atrazine
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    • Imi
    • Sulfonylurea
    • Flumioxazin
    • Aminopyralid
    • Fomesafen
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Greetings!  We are open and receiving samples 
Please call us at 605-692-7325 if there are any questions
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feed submission form
Fertilizer submission form
Drug submission form
water  submission form

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Vegetation and Soil Sampling Instructions - Please remember to send ~
1 gallon amount  for tissue testing and 2 cups for soil testing. 

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Vegetation Sample Instructions
Soil Sample Instructions
Please note:  SD AG Labs will not process hemp samples and will destroy any hemp samples received without refund or notice.

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Feed
Handling Charge Per Sample:
  • Sample Handling (Liquid).........$5
  • Sample Handling (Solid)...........$12
**Note: these charges apply to all listed below**

Tests (per sample):
  • Moisture....................$7.50
  • Ash, Total..................$8.50
  • Ash, Total (Acid Insoluble).........$21


Feed/Mineral by Flame Atomic Absorption (per sample):
  • 1 Analyte.............$25
  • 2 Analytes...........$34
  • 3 Analytes...........$43
  • 4 Analytes...........$52
**For more that four analytes, see full pricing list above**


Feed/Minerals by Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption:

Cost per sample:  $44 per mineral
  • Arsenic
  • Cadmium
  • Chromium
  • Cobalt
  • Lead
  • Molybdenum

Feed/Minerals by ICP OES Multi-element Profile:
Cost per sample:  $56
Includes:
  • Calcium
  • Cobalt
  • Copper
  • Iron
  • Magnesium
  • Maganese
  • Molybdenum
  • Phosphorus
  • Potassium
  • Sodium
  • Sulfur
  • Zinc

Nitrogen, Total:
  • Dry Feed.............$17
  • Liquid Feed........$24

Protein, Crude:
  • Dry Feed............$17
  • Liquid Feed.......$24

Proximate Analysis:
Cost per sample:  $91.40
Includes:
  • Moisture
  • Ash
  • Protein
  • Crude Fiber
  • Nitrogen-free Extract

Salt.....................$24
Selenium............$30
Sulfur..................$30
Sugars
.................$55
Vitamins...............$130 (per vitamin)


Fats:
  • Fat, Crude........................$20
  • Fat, Acid Hydrolysis........$40
  • Fat Base Hydrolysis........$40
  • Fat, Crude Petroleum Ether...$40
  • Oil, Double Ether Extraction..$40​
 
  • Fatty Acid Profile............$180
Includes:
  • Saturated
  • Polyunsaturated
  • Monosaturated
  • Omega Fatty Acids
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Fibers:
  • Crude Fiber AOAC Methods....$20
  • ADF AOAC Methods.................$12
  • NDF AOAC Methods.................$16
  • Lignin Sulfuric Acid 72%H2SO4....$32
Drug Testing
**Each sample has a $12 handling fee not added to price shown**

Cost Per Drug:   $140​

Tests Available:
  • Amprolium
  • Carbadox
  • Chlortetracycline
  • Decoquinate
  • Fenbendazole
  • Ivermectin
  • Lasalocid
  • Lincomycin
  • Monensin
  • Narasin
  • Neomycin
  • Nitrofurazone
  • Ormetoprim
  • Oxytetracycline
  • Piperazine
  • Praziquantel
  • Pyrantel Tartrate
  • Pyrantel Pamoate
  • Sulfadimethoxine
  • Sulfathiazole
  • Tetracycline HCL
  • Tiamulin
  • Tilmicosin
  • Tylosin
Fertilizer Testing
Handling Charge Per Sample:
  • Liquid Fertilizers.........$5
  • Dry Fertilizers...........$12
**Note: these charges apply to all listed below**

Nitrogen, Total:
  • Combustion..........................$28

  • Available Phosphate............$36
  • Soluble Potash.....................$32
  • Water (free)..........................$44
  • Water (total).........................$16

Sulfur:
  • Gravimetric.........................$50
  • Mercury..............................$64
  • Boron (acid soluble)..............$40
  • Boron (water soluble)............$40

Elements (acid soluble):
  • 1 element................$32
  • 2 elements..............$48
  • 3 elements..............$64
  • additional elements..........$16/ea
Choose between:
  • Calcium
  • Copper
  • Iron
  • Magnesium
  • Manganese
  • Sodium
  • Zinc

Elements (water soluble):   $32 per test
Choose between:
  • Magnesium
  • Manganese
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Elements:   $60 per test
(by Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption)
Choose between:
  • Arsenic
  • Cadmium
  • Lead
  • Molybdenum
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ICP OES Multi-element Profile:   $205
Includes:
  • Arsenic
  • Cadmium
  • Cobalt
  • Lead
  • Mercury
  • Molybdenum
  • Nickel
  • Selenium
  • Zinc​​
Water Testing
Per Sample Charges:
Sample Handling (required)....................$5
Filtering (required for turbid samples)........$8

Optional Per Sample:
Record Temperature & Preservation....$1


Cations:   $20 per element
Choose between:
  • Calcium
  • Iron
  • Magnesium
  • Manganese
  • Potassium
  • Sodium


Individual Analytes:
  • Alkalinity.......................................$16
  • Arsenic..........................................$24
  • Boron............................................$24
  • Cadmium......................................$24
  • Chromium....................................$24
  • Cobalt............................................$24
  • Copper..........................................$24
  • Electric Conductivity...................$12
  • Hardness (titrated).........................$20
  • Hardness (Calcium&Magnesium).....$40
  • Iron................................................$20
  • Lead...............................................$24
  • Magnesium...................................$20
  • Manganese...................................$20
  • Molybdenum...............................$24
  • Nickel............................................$24
  • pH..................................................$12
  • Potassium....................................$20
  • Selenium......................................$30
  • Silicon...........................................$24
  • Silver............................................$24
  • Sodium........................................$20
  • Total Dissolved Solids................$22
  • Total Suspended Solids.............$22
  • Total Dissolved Phosphorus....$30
  • Total Phosphorus......................$30
  • Total Solids.................................$20
  • Zinc.............................................$24
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​We have had many great compliments regarding our pesticide program and have added many more active ingredients to our pesticide testing arsenal.  We have expanded our pesticide section including new instrumentation and more personnel to better serve our customers. Remember – we are your one-stop, specialty shop for pesticide analysis!
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Our latest additions to our pesticide testing capabilities:
  • Prothioconazole
  • Desthio-prothioconazole
  • Prothioconazole sulfonic acid
  • Aminocyclopyrachlor
  • Pyrithiobac sodium
  • Clothianidin
  • Thiacloprid
  • ​Acetamprid
  • Imidacloprid
  • Thiamethoxam​
  • Topramezone
  • Propiconazole
  • Florasulam
  • Tebuconazole​​​
  • Fenoxaprop-ethyl
  • Propoxycarbazone
  • Pinoxaden
  • Chlorpyrifos-ethyl 
  • Chlorpyrifos-methyl
  • Permethrin
  • d-phenothrin
  • s-trans allethrin
  • zeta-cypermethrin
  • Cyfluthrin
  • Indaziflam
  • Fluxapyroxad
  • Azoxystrobin
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Pesticide Tests
 **Each sample has a $12 sample handling fee not added to price shown.**
Imidazolinone  (IMI)
Cost Per Sample:
  • Imazalil.........................$150
  • Imazamox....................$150
  • Imazamethabenz........$150
  • Imazapic.......................$150
  • Imazapyr.......................$150
  • Imazaquin.....................$150
  • Imazethapyr.................$150
  • Full IMI Scan (includes all above)........$200
Neonicotinoids  (Neo)
Cost Per Sample:
  • Acetamiprid.............$150
  • Clothianidin.............$150
  • Imidacloprid............$150
  • Thiacloprid...............$150
  • Thiamethoxam........$150​ ​
  • Full Neo Scan (includes all above)........$200
Organophosphorous  (op)
Cost Per Sample:
  • Glyphosate........$200
  • Glufosinate........$200
  • Full OP Scan (includes all above)........$250
Plant growth regulators  (pgr)
Cost Per Sample:
  • 2,4-D......................$150
  • Bentazon...............$150
  • Bromoxynil............$150
  • Clopyralid..............$150
  • Dicamba................$150
  • Fluroxypyr.............$150
  • MCPA.....................$150
  • MCPP.....................$150
  • Picloram................$150
  • Pyrasulfotole........$150
  • Quinclorac............$150
  • Triclopyr................$150
  • Full PGR Scan (includes all above)........$200
Pre-Emergent  (pe)
Cost Per Sample:
  • Acetochlor...............$150
  • Alachlor....................$150
  • Atrazine....................$150
  • Dimethenamid........$150
  • Metolachlor.............$150
  • Metribuzin...............$150
  • Pendimethalin........$150
  • Prometon................$150
  • Simazine..................$150
  • Full PE Scan (includes all above)........$200
Sulfonylurea  (Su)
Cost Per Sample:
  • ​Chlorimuron............$150
  • Foramsulfuron........$150
  • Mesosulfuron..........$150
  • Metsulfuron.............$150
  • Nicosulfuron...........$150
  • Primisulfuron..........$150
  • Prosulfuron.............$150
  • Rimsulfuron.............$150
  • Sulfometuron..........$150
  • Sulfosulfuron...........$150
  • Thifensulfuron........$150
  • Triasulfuron.............$150
  • Tribenuron..............$150
  • Triflusulfuron..........$150
  • Full SU Scan (includes all above)........$200
Individual Analytes
Cost Per Sample:
  • Allethrin......................$150
  • Aminopyralid..............$200
  • Azoxystrobin...............$150
  • Bifenthrin.....................$150
  • Carfentrazone.............$150
  • Chlorsulfuron..............$200
  • Clethodim....................$150
  • Cloransulam................$150
  • Clothianidin.................$150
  • Cyfluthrin.....................$150
  • Cyhalothrin..................$150
  • Deltamethrin...............$150
  • Diflufenzopyr..............$150
  • Diquat...........................$300
  • Diuron...........................$150
  • Ethalfuralin...................$200
  • Fenoxaprop..................$150
  • Florasulam....................$150
  • Fluazifop.......................$150
  • Flucarbazone................$150
  • Flumetsulam.................$150
  • Flumioxazin...................$150
  • Fluxapyroxad.................$150
  • Fomesafen.....................$150
  • Halosulfuron..................$200
  • Indaziflam.......................$150
  • Iodosulfuron...................$200
  • Isoxaflutole.....................$150
  • Lactofen..........................$150
  • Mesotrione.....................$150
  • Paraquat.........................$300
  • Permethrin.....................$150
  • Pinoxaden......................$150
  • Propazine.......................$150
  • Propiconazole................$150
  • Propoxycarbazone........$150
  • Prothioconazole............$150
  • Pyraclostrobin...............$150
  • Pyroxasulfone...............$150
  • Pyroxsulam...................$150
  • Quizalofop.....................$150
  • Saflufenacil....................$150
  • Sulfentrazone................$150
  • Tebuconazole................$150
  • Tembotrione.................$150
  • Thiencarbazone............$150
  • Topramezone................$200
  • Trifloxystrobin...............$150
  • Trifuralin.........................$200
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