Alabama Administrative Code
Title 80 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIES
AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY
Chapter 80-1-21 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATION OF SOIL TESTING LABORATORIES
Section 80-1-21-.03 - Laboratory Personnel Requirements

Universal Citation: AL Admin Code R 80-1-21-.03
Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 11, August 30, 2024

Certified laboratories must be operated under the supervision of a qualified chemist. The person making the lime and fertilizer recommendations should have training in both the field of chemistry and agriculture. A graduate of an agricultural college with training in soil chemistry and agronomy and/or horticulture and with some experience in agricultural research would be highly desirable. The advisory committee on certification may consider certain substitutions in experience or training suitable for certifying laboratories. In addition, one or more persons from certified laboratories shall spend at least two days with the soil testing staff at Auburn. The person making recommendations shall devote one or more days annually to a study of calibration data and recommendations with the soil testing staff at Auburn.

Author: Charles H. Barnes

Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, § 2-24-3.

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