The Soil Health Research and Extension Center (SHREC) is a cross-disciplinary research and extension hub focused on integrative soil health, offering comprehensive testing services to address stakeholder and researcher needs.
About SHREC
The Soil Health Research and Extension Center (SHREC) provides results, recommendations, and education to Vermont farmers and agricultural service providers. In addition to soil health testing, SHREC will provide applied research, outreach, and education throughout the state.
Testing Capabilities
SHREC currently has the following soil health testing capabilities including:
- Permanganate Oxidizable Carbon (POXC)
- Autoclaved Citrate Extractable (ACE) Protein
- Total Carbon and Total Nitrogen
- Wet Aggregate Stability
- Soil Respiration (coming soon)
- Phospholipid Fatty Acid (PLFA) to measure fungal to bacterial ratios (coming soon)
Soil Sampling, Sample Submission, and Payment:
- How to use the SHREC Lab
- How to take a soil health sample
- SHREC Submission Form
- SHREC Payment Portal (coming soon)
Contact
For general questions regarding SHREC services and activities, please reach out to SHREC@uvm.edu. Specific contacts are listed below:
- Joshua Faulkner (joshua.faulkner@uvm.edu) - SHREC Director
- Deb Neher (Deborah.Neher@uvm.edu) - SHREC Associate Director
- Marie English (Marie.English@uvm.edu) – SHREC Lab Manager
- Heather Darby (Heather.Darby@uvm.edu) – SHREC Extension Coordinator