Cranberry Farming

We give the Best Cranberry Farming Solutions – it is not just a statement but truth. The proof of the Best Cranberry Farming Solutions, which we offer, is in the water analysis and plant health reports that we give for client’s perusal. We are a reliable name in rendering these Cranberry Farming Services at charges that will not cost an arm and a leg. We render the Cranberry Farming Services in diverse parts of globe and have formed special Cranberry Farming Procedures for Canada, East Coast, Wisconsin, etc.

Program Includes

• Soil testing with complete fertilizer recommendations.
• Plants Tissue Analysis with corrective dry and liquid foliage fertilizer recommendations.
• Production counseling and agronomy consultation related to soil fertility and plant nutrition.
• Soil and Plant laboratory test reports, interpretations, and recommendations.
• All telephone consultation and field visit is free of charge.

Soil Test & Corrective Fertilizer Recommendations :
One composite soil sample will be taken from each test site and each sample will be analyzed for :
pH, Buffer pH, Organic Matter %, ENR, Phosphorus, Potassium, Calcium, Magnesium, Sodium, Sulfur, CEC, (% Base Saturation for Sodium, Hydrogen, Calcium, Magnesium. Potassium), Copper, Iron, Manganese, Zinc, Boron, Aluminum and Molybdenum. Corrective dry and liquid fertilizer recommendations will be given based on laboratory test results.

Cranberry Plant Tissue Analysis :
For plant analysis 30-40 cranberry uprights will be collected from each test site and analyzed for :
Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium, Calcium, Sodium, Magnesium, Sulfur, Copper, Iron, Manganese,
Zinc, Boron, Aluminum and Molybdenum.
Corrective or maintenance dry and liquid fertilizer recommendations will be given based on laboratory test results.

Water Analysis : Two water analyses per season are included under K Laboratories, Inc. Cranberry Crop Monitoring program. Water used on the cranberry marsh will be collected in K Laboratories, Inc. sample bottles and analyzed for :
Carbonates, Bicarbonates, Chlorides, Sulfates, Nitrates, Copper, Iron, Manganese, Zinc, Calcium, Phosphorus, Magnesium, Potassium, Sodium, Boron, pH, Conductivity, Total Solids, Alkalinity, and Hardness.

Educational Seminar & Discussion : Educational seminar, scientific discussion and the presentation of field research data will be included free of charge for 2 persons per program, if arranged.

Cost : This contract covers the period of one (1) year and covers the whole farm. K Labs standard price of $125/acre will be applied, or whatever negotiated price has been agreed upon. Discount is available for farms over 100 acres.

Discount and Refund : 10% Discount Given if Contract is Signed and Paid in Full Before November 2, 2013. There will be no refund on payment made after January 10, 2014.

Additional Testing :

• Soil : $125.00
• Plant : $125.00
• Water $125.00

Test results will not include fertilizer recommendations to samples not in the K Laboratories, Inc. Cranberry Crop Monitoring Program. (test results only).

Number of Samples
A minimum of one composite soil and plant tissue sample from each bog or section is used to determine the sampling area allowed or a maximum of one soil and plant tissue sample from each section of bog. For example :

• One sample per one bog or section of 1-5 acres
• One sample per 2-3 acres out of 10-20 acre bogs

Sample collection may also be determined by the type of soil, water management, production, type of vines, age of bog, or any other production problems in the area.