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Recording and tracking soil tests

Written by Sven Poppelmann

The Soil Tests screen brings every lab result you have into one place, so you can see how soil health is changing across the farm and prove compliance for soil-focused scheme actions. This is a Pro-licensed module, available on request. If you do not see it in the sidebar, contact your organisation administrator or Regeno support to enable it.

Opening Soil Tests

Go to Farming > Soil Tests. The screen has four tabs: Overview, Samples, Trends and Plans.

Overview tab

The Overview tab gives you a snapshot at the top: total samples, average pH, average organic [[company/matter|matter]] and the date of the most recent test. Below that you will find a soil-health trend chart, a parcel-comparison chart and a list of recent samples.

Samples tab

The Samples tab is the full lab register. Each row shows the parcel, the sample date, pH (badged green for the optimal range and amber when out of range), organic [[company/matter|matter]] percentage, phosphorus (P), potassium (K), magnesium (Mg) and the lab reference. Use the parcel filter at the top to narrow the table to a single field.

Trends tab

The Trends tab shows the same charts as the overview but lets you focus on a chosen parcel. Insight cards summarise notable patterns - for example "pH improving", "OM building" or "phosphorus declining" - so you can act on them.

Plans tab

The Plans tab lists active soil management plans. Each plan card shows:

  • The parcels covered

  • Creation and review dates

  • Objectives

  • Erosion and compaction risk badges

  • A progress bar with the planned actions and tick boxes against the first few

Importing from a lab PDF

You can upload a soil lab report PDF and Farmwalk will parse the results automatically. Parsed results are accepted automatically on import - the soil tints on the map, the water rules checker, and the carbon module see them immediately without any extra step. The accepted-by field is left blank because no individual person vouched for the import; if you want to mark a result as personally verified, open the sample and use the Accept button.

Linking soil data to schemes

Soil samples recorded here are picked up automatically by SFI soil actions, NVZ records and other scheme requirements. You don't need to upload the same lab report twice.

Tips

  • Always tag samples to a parcel so they appear in the right trend chart

  • Upload the lab PDF as [[company/evidence|evidence]] on the sample, so it is one click away during an audit

  • Schedule annual sampling for any parcel under an SFI soil standard - the Plans tab is a good place to track that

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