Contact and Lab Hours

Mail or drop off samples:

Mail. Most samples are mailed by USPS or other private carrier. All samples must be labeled and all orders must include a completed form listing all samples and full payment. Please see the order forms and sampling instructions at our Ordering Information and Forms page and use the mailing address below.

Drop-off. Orders may be dropped in the Drop Box on the outside of Paige Laboratory's ground floor (Google Map Directions). As with mailed samples, all Drop Box samples must be labeled and all orders must include a completed form listing each sample, and full payment. Please see the order forms and sampling instructions at our Ordering Information and Forms page. Prepare your order before bringing it to campus. Please note that the Drop Box cannot handle large packages, it is about the size of a mailbox. Please package samples in the least bulky way possible. 

Large Order Drop-Off. If you have 30 or more samples that you would like to bring in, email kyarrows[at]umext[dot]umass[dot]edu (kyarrows[at]umext[dot]umass[dot]edu) to arrange a drop-off of your order during business hours.

Campus Orders. UMass Amherst departmental orders may be delivered to the lab via Campus Mail or by hand to Paige Lab with advance email confirmation of delivery instructions with kyarrows[at]umext[dot]umass[dot]edu (kyarrows[at]umext[dot]umass[dot]edu).

Contact information:

email: soiltest[at]umass[dot]edu.

For general information or questions about invoicing, contact:
Kirsten Yarrows, Secretary

kyarrows[at]umext[dot]umass[dot]edu

For questions about test results or methodology, contact:

soiltest[at]umass[dot]edu

For home garden and landscape questions, email:
greeninfo[at]umext[dot]umass[dot]edu (greeninfo[at]umext[dot]umass[dot]edu)
 
Looking for a phone number? We know that many customers would like to talk to us on the phone. However, there is very rarely someone available to answer the phone. Even our secretary, Kirsten, is very often opening mail and logging in soil samples in the laboratory. Please send us an email. If we need to speak on the phone in order to best answer the question, we will call you.
 

Mailing Address:

UMass Soil & Plant Nutrient Testing Lab
120 Paige Laboratory
161 Holdsworth Way
Amherst, MA  01003