David Purdy,, Territory Business Manager at John Deere and Soil Health Specialist, utilized the microBIOMETER®  soil test in his study titled Assessment of the mircoBIOMETER Soil Biology Test for Agrovista LTD.

Background:
There is an increased level of interest in soil health and a greater demand for more analytical approaches, in particularly for soil biology, for its assessment from farmers and advisors. This short report reviews the use of a recently developed rapid on-site soil microbial carbon testing tool called microBIOMETER® using a replicated 5 year cover crop experiment.