Soil Analysis | Sampling

What should you watch out for;

• Do not rush to start if you have not precisely identified the sampling area.
• If your field is uneven, identify areas that are uniform (eg have the same slope or texture, etc).
• Create a composite sample for each uniform area.
• Do not hesitate to write down the sampling plan on paper.
• Because proper sampling can bring you significant financial benefits, try to follow the sampling instructions carefully.
• Make sure the tools you use are clean from previous use to avoid contamination between samples.
• Never use tools, containers or sampling bags previously used to apply fertilizers or conditioners.

Below you can see in detail the ways in which you can find the coordinates of the field in the context of soil, leaf and irrigation water analysis.

1. In Phone settings, activate Location (so that the phone can receive GPS data)
2. In the photo app settings, enable Location Tags (to save the coordinates of each photo)
3. Take a photo in a central part of the field that is the subject of the analysis and send the photo by email to your agronomist (where you will deliver the sample)

Indicatively, the GPS Map Camera application (available for free) is mentioned:

1. Download and install:
   1. Android Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jkfantasy.gpsmapcamera&hl=el&gl=US
   2. Apple/IOS, App Store: https://apps.apple.com/il/app/gps-map-camera-geotag-photos/id1503116917
2. Use the application and send a photo with location information to your agronomist (where you will deliver the sample)

1. In the sheet that accompanies the sample, in the field of coordinates, instead of coordinates, record one or more of the following or attach a photocopy of the relevant document:
   1. the number "Paper. Background / Other / Old" which is available in the IACS and ELGA declarations together with contact details of the office with which you cooperate for the submission of the IACS and ELGA declaration
   2. the sketch of the parcel printed by the IACS application
   3. the National Land Registry Code Number (KAEK) from the Land Registry declarations (referred to as the “Property Code”) together with contact details of the office with which you cooperate for the submission of a Land Registry declaration
   4. the topographic diagram of a plot of land of his declaration in the Land Registry
   5. the distribution data if the plot is within distributions and there is a concession from the Department of Agriculture or a purchase or parental benefit contract, etc:
      1. The farm to which the plot belongs
      2. The chronology of the farm
      3. The item number and
      4. The extent
   6. The concession from the Department of Agriculture or a purchase or parental benefit contract etc. to which the distribution details refer
2. In this way we will be able to locate the field in cooperation with the DAOK of the area or with the office with which you cooperate for the submission of IACS and ELGA declaration or with the office with which you cooperate for the submission of the Land Registry declaration.

Declaration - Notification

Samples of commercial value are not accepted. The laboratory does not undertake the analysis of samples relating to archeology or in any way related to archaeological sites or finds that are normally sold in antiquities markets or other valuable or invaluable items, unless they have been submitted for analysis and paid for by a recognized government organization, large museum, or other official public body investigating the sample, as part of interdisciplinary academic collaboration.