Illinois Soil Testing Association
2011 ISTA Members (alphabetical)
A
Advanced Crop Care, Inc.
Jeff Seier
40 East Joe Drive
Amboy, IL 61310
Tel: 815-970-0959
jeffs@advancedcropcare.com
Additional member:
Murray Welden
7892 N. Crestview Road
Stillman Valley, IL 61084
Tel: 815-970-0288
murrayw@advancedcropcare.com
Services provided:
Consulting services
A&L Great Lakes Laboratories, Inc.
Lois K. Parker
3505 Conestoga Dr.
Ft. Wayne, IN 46808-4414
Tel: 260-483-4759
Fax: 260-483-5274
lparker@algreatlakes.com
Additional members:
Don Burgess
dburgess@algreatlakes.com
Brian Thayer
bthayer@algreatlakes.com
Services provided:
- Soil testing laboratory
- Turf & horticultural services
- Environmental services
Participates in following quality assurance
programs:
- American Lab Proficiency (ALP)
- North American Proficiency Testing (NAPT)
AgSource Laboratories,
North Central Division
Steve Peterson
106 N. Cecil St., PO Box 7
Bonduel, WI 54107
Tel: 715-758-2178
Fax: 715-758-2620
speterson@agsource.com
Additional member:
Dave Sievert
dsievert@agsource.com
Services provided:
- Soil testing laboratory
Participates in following quality assurance
programs:
- American Lab Proficiency (ALP)
- North American Proficiency Testing (NAPT)
- Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa Depts. of Ag
ASM Inc.
Don Van Engelenburg
PO Box 3655
Champaign, IL 61826
Tel: 217-356-5756
Fax: 217-356-8609
asm@volomail.net
Additional member:
Phil Crawford
113 E. South Street
Thawville, IL 60968
Tel: 217-417-9811
crawford_phil83@yahoo.com
Services provided:
- Soil testing laboratory
- Consulting services
- Turf and horticultural services
B
Blacklog Ag Services
Vicky Wagner
RR1 Box 23
Lakewood, IL 62438
Tel: 217-774-4838
blacklogtesting@yahoo.com
Services provided:
- Soil testing laboratory
Brookside Laboratories, Inc.
Luke Baker
308 S. Main St.
New Knoxville, OH 45871
Tel: 419-753-2448
Fax: 419-753-2949
lbaker@blinc.com
Services provided:
- Soil testing laboratory
Participates in following quality assurance
programs:
- North American Proficiency Testing (NAPT)
C
Charter, Robert
304 W. Taylor Street
Dwight, IL 60420
Tel: 309-838-0559
bobagone@hotmail.com
Services provided:
- Consulting services
Cropsmith Inc.
Tim Smith
107 S. State Street, Suite 300
Monticello, IL 61856
Tel: 217-621-6117
tsmith@cropsmith.com
Services provided:
- Soil testing laboratory
- Consulting services
- Research
G
GMS Laboratories
Georgia Steffen
PO Box 61
23877 E. 00 North Road
Cropsey, IL 61731
Tel: 309-377-2851
Fax: 309-377-2017
gmsteffen@gmslab.com
Additional member:
Herb Steffen
hrsteffen@gmslab.com
Services provided:
- Soil testing laboratory
- Consulting services
- Turf and horticultural services
- Nematode diagnosis
Participates in following quality assurance
programs:
- American Lab Proficiency (ALP)
Greene County Farm Bureau
Soil Testing Laboratory
Stephanie Knittel
RR 3, Box 132 D
Carrollton, IL 62016
Tel: 217-942-6958
Fax: 217-942-9090
greenefb@frontier.net
Services provided:
- Soil testing laboratory
I
Ingram’s Soil Testing Center
Dale Ingram
13343 Fitschen Road
Athens, IL 62613
Tel: 217-636-7500
Fax: 217-636-7548
istc1@ingramsoil.com
Services provided:
- Soil testing laboratory
- Consulting services
- GPS mapping and soil sampling
Participates in following quality assurance
program:
- North American Proficiency Testing (NAPT)
K
Key Agricultural Services
Dean E. Wesley
114 Shady Lane
Macomb, IL 61455
Tel: 309-833-1313
Fax: 309-833-3993
dwesley@keyaginc.com
Additional members:
Tad L. Wesley
twesley@keyaginc.com
Matthew M. Duncan
mduncan@keyaginc.com
Brian L. Hannant
bhannant@keyaginc.com
Services provided:
- Soil testing laboratory
- Consulting services
Participates in following quality assurance
program:
- American Lab Proficiency (ALP)
KSI Laboratory
David Brummer
202 S. Dacey Dr.
Shelbyville, IL 62565
Tel: 217-774-2421
ksilab@consolidated.net
Services provided:
- Soil testing laboratory
- Consulting services
Participates in following quality assurance
program:
- American Lab Proficiency (ALP)
M
Midwest Laboratories
Joe Thelen
13611 B Street
Omaha, NE 68144
Tel: 402-334-7770
Fax: 402-334-9121
jthelen@midwestlabs.com
Services provided:
- Soil testing laboratory
Participates in following quality assurance
programs:
- American Lab Proficiency (ALP)
- North American Proficiency Testing (NAPT)
R
Rock River Laboratory
Dustin Sawyer
PO Box 169
710 Commerce Dr.
Watertown, WI 53094
Tel: 920-261-0446
Fax: 920-261-1365
dustin_sawyer@rockriverlab.com
Services provided:
- Soil testing laboratory
Participates in following quality assurance
programs:
- American Lab Proficiency (ALP)
S
S.G.S. Alvey Laboratory
Dan Jackson
1511 E. Main
Belleville, IL 62221
Tel: 618-233-0445
Fax: 618-233-7292
dan.jackson@sgs.com
Services provided:
- Soil testing laboratory
Participates in following quality assurance
programs:
- American Lab Proficiency (ALP)
- North American Proficiency Testing (NAPT)
- Minnesota Dept. of Ag
- University of Missouri
S.G.S. Toulon
April Holmes
117 E. Main St.
Toulon, IL 61483
Tel: 309-286-2761
Fax: 309-286-2751
april.holmes@sgs.com
Additional members:
Judy Brooks
judybrooks@sgs.com
Jennifer Spring
jenniferspring@sgs.com
Services provided:
- Soil testing laboratory
- Consulting services
- Turf and horticultural services
Participates in following quality assurance
programs:
- American Lab Proficiency (ALP)
- North American Proficiency Testing (NAPT)
- Wisconsin Dept. of Ag
Soiltech Inc.
Ernest Bartoli, P.E.
22256 3375 E. St.
Arlington, IL 61312
Tel: 815-910-5008
Fax: 815-638-2522
sti@dishmail.net
Services provided:
- Soil testing laboratory
Southern Illinois Soil Laboratory
Randy Klenke
375 N. Old Route 66
PO Box 448
Hamel, IL 62046
Tel: 618-633-1811
Fax: 618-633-1810
sisl@madisontelco.com
Services provided:
- Soil Testing laboratory
Participates in following quality assurance
programs:
- American Lab Proficiency (ALP)
- North American Proficiency Testing (NAPT)
Spectrum Analytic Inc.
Vernon Pabst
1087 Jamison Road
Washington Court House, OH 43160
Tel: 740-335-1562
Fax: 740-335-1104
vernon@spectrumanalytic.com
Services provided:
- Soil testing laboratory
Participates in following quality assurance
programs:
- American Lab Proficiency (ALP)
- North American Proficiency Testing (NAPT)
- Minnesota Dept. of Ag
Sydney Environmental & Soil Laboratory
Murray Fraser
PO Box 357
Pennant Hills, NSW 1715
Australia
Tel: + 612-9980-6554
Fax: + 612-9494-2427
murray@sesl.com.au
Services provided:
- Soil testing laboratory
- Consulting services
- Turf & horticultural services
- Environmental contamination
U
United Soils Inc.
Corina Ardelean
108 S. Crystal Lane
Fairbury, IL 61739
Tel: 815-692-2626
Fax: 815-692-4483
ardeleanc@unitedsoilsinc.com
Additional members:
Greg Ikins
Sally Goembel
Brad Schmidgall
Services provided:
- Soil testing laboratory
- Consulting services
- Turf & horticultural services
Participates in the following quality assurance
programs:
- American Lab Proficiency (ALP)
- North American Proficiency Testing (NAPT)
W
Waters Agricultural Laboratories Inc.
Jeff Hagen
2101 Calhoun Road-Hwy 81
Owensboro, KY 42301
Tel: 270-685-4039
Fax: 270-685-3989
jeff@watersag.com
Services provided:
- Soil testing laboratory
Participates in following quality assurance
programs:
- American Lab Proficiency (ALP)
- North American Proficiency Testing (NAPT)
- Magruder, NFTA, AAFCO, MSTA, MAP




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2011 ISTA Advisors (alphabetical)
Steve Ebelhar, PhD
Agronomist
University of Illinois
Dixon Springs Agricultural Center
Route 1, Box 256
Simpson, IL 62985
Tel: 618-695-2441
Fax: 618-695-2492
sebelhar@uiuc.edu
Fabian G. Fernandez
Asst. Professor of Soil Fertility Extension
Department of Crop Sciences
University of Illinois
N-315 Turner Hall, MC-046
1102 South Goodwn Avenue
Urbana, IL 61801
Tel: 217-333-4426
Fax: 217-333-5299
fernande@illinois.edu
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2011 ISTA Officers
President
Dave Sievert
AgSource Laboratories
106 N. Cecil St., PO Box 7
Bonduel, WI 54107
Tel: 715-758-2178
Fax: 715-758-2620
dsievert@agsource.com
Home:
Cell: 920-366-7175
E-mail: ddsievert@gmail.com
Vice President
Dan Jackson
S.G.S. Alvey Laboratory
1511 E. Main St.
Belleville, IL 62221
Tel: 618-233-0445
Fax: 618-233-7972
Dan.jackson@sgs.com
Secretary
Corina Ardelean
United Soils Inc.
108 S. Crystal Lane
Fairbury, IL 61739
Tel: 815-692-2626
ardeleanc@unitedsoilinc.com
Treasurer
David Brummer
KSI Laboratory
202 S. Dacey Dr.
Shelbyville, IL 62565
Tel: 217-774-2421
Fax: 217-774-2866
ksilab@consolidated.net
Director
Georgia Steffen
PO Box 61
23877 E. 00 North Road
Cropsey, IL 61731
Tel: 309-377-2851
Fax: 309-377-2017
gmsteffen@gmslab.com
Director
Matt Duncan
Key Agricultural Services
114 Shady Lane
Macomb, IL 61455
Tel: 309-833-1313
Fax: 309-833-3993
mduncan@keyaginc.com
Director, Past President
Greg Ikins
United Soils Inc.
108 S. Crystal Lane
Fairbury, IL 61739
Tel: 815-692-2626
Fax: 815-692-4483
agronomist@unitedsoilsinc.com
ISTA Management Office
Debra Keefe
Ron Scherer
320 Bradington Drive
Columbia, IL 62236
Tel: 618-830-7046
rscherer@htc.net
tkeefe@htc.net
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