# Samples for arable farmers

On arable land, it is all about the right fertilisation at the right time. Soil and nitrogen samples give you the figures.


## Tailored fertilisation

A soil analysis shows the state of the acidity, the organic matter and the nutrient reserves. With a nitrogen measurement in spring, you know how much nitrogen is already in the soil.

After harvest, a measurement shows how much nitrogen has been left behind. That helps you choose a catch crop or green manure.

## What we sample for you

For arable farmers, these are the samples we take most often:

- **Soil testing**: Acidity, organic matter and nutrients
- **Spring nitrogen**: Before the first fertiliser application
- **Autumn nitrogen**: What has been left behind
- **Irrigation water**: If you irrigate from a ditch or well

## Learn more

- [Nitrogen measurement](https://monsternemer.nl/en/nitrogen/): What Nmin is and when to measure it.
- [When to sample](https://monsternemer.nl/en/knowledge/when-to-sample-soil/): The best time for each purpose.
- [Reading the soil result](https://monsternemer.nl/en/knowledge/reading-soil-results/): pH, phosphate and potassium explained.

## From list to lab, without manual work

Every list, every field and every sample bag is in our own app, from the first phone call to the courier. As a result, less goes wrong, it takes fewer hours and more information goes to the laboratory with each sample.

- Call script with the questions from the protocol
- Walking route and zigzag across the field, with GPS
- Labels from the printer, every sample bag scanned twice
- Farmers' data in one secure place

[All about the app](https://monsternemer.nl/en/app/)

**Need a sample taken?** Request sampling. You will receive a quote in advance and a proposed time. [Request sampling](https://monsternemer.nl/en/request/?soort=Soil)

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Source: https://monsternemer.nl/en/for-whom/arable-farmers/