Soil Lab Invitational 2026
Wednesday, June 17 at Brookside Labs in New Bremen, Ohio | Schedule & Details ↓↓
Why attend?
Turfgrass managers make decisions about fertilizer, soil amendments, cultivation, sand topdressing, sand selection, and irrigation, all based to some degree on the results from laboratory testing. This event is designed to provide insights into the most relevant aspects of laboratory testing. I’ll also lead a session on modern methods for interpreting test results. What you learn at the 2026 Soil Lab Invitational will allow you to make better decisions from future test results.
Details
Please register by May 31 so I can inform the lab of expected attendance and make arrangements for meals. Register by informing me that you’ll be attending.
This event is free to attend. You’ll need to pay to get yourself to the lab, and you’ll pay for your own hotel.
I’m staying at the Iron & Rind right in New Bremen on this trip. On previous visits I have stayed at hotels in Sidney, about 20 minutes away. The lab has put together this document with helpful travel information.
I’ll apply for GCSAA educational credits.
We’ll arrange to have a special set of samples from attendees at the lab by June 16, and you’ll be able to watch your own sample go through the testing process on June 17.
Schedule
Tuesday, June 16
| Time | Activity | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 18:00 | Welcome dinner | New Bremen |
Wednesday, June 17
| Time | Activity | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 07:00 | Arrive Brookside Labs, quick lab tour, see samples at start of analysis | Brookside Labs (Soil & Geotech) |
| 08:00 | Meet lab staff | |
| 08:45 | Arrival dock and grinding room tour | Grinding room |
| 09:15 | Soils lab tour | Soils lab |
| 09:45 | Geotech lab tour | Geotech lab |
| 10:30 | Seminar: Ten years of soil testing research: sampling, testing, and interpretation | Conference room |
| 11:30 | Lunch | |
| 12:30 | Soils lab sample check | Soils lab |
| 13:00 | Geotech lab sample check | Geotech lab |
| 13:30 | Ag lab (leaf tissue, irrigation water) | Ag lab |
| 14:00 | Soil test interpretation workshop | Conference room |
| 15:00 | End of Soil Lab Invitational 2026 |