The mission of the WVU Soil Testing Lab is to provide basic soil fertility analysis for farmers, landowners, and homeowners. This service is provided at no cost to West Virginia residents. Currently, the lab processes approximately 10,000 soil samples each year. Even though soil testing is offered as a free service for WV landowners, it is not cheap. Current overall costs for analysis run approximately $10 per sample. For this reason, we reserve the right to charge fees to private businesses, government agencies,and out-of-state samples. We also reserve the right to limit the number of samples processed for individuals. Any resident sending more than 40 samples should contact the lab at (304) 293-6023 ext. 4312 to get approval prior to shipping.