# Soil tests (farmOS:soil-test:1.0)

**URL:** <https://farmos.discourse.group/t/soil-tests-farmos1-0/1557>\
**Category:** Conventions\
**Tags:** convention-proposal\
**Created:** [March 9, 2023, 2:46pm UTC](https://farmos.discourse.group/t/soil-tests-farmos1-0/1557 "2023-03-09T14:46:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![mstenta](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/farmos.discourse.group/mstenta/32/4_2.png) [@mstenta](https://farmos.discourse.group/u/mstenta)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2023, 2:49pm UTC](https://farmos.discourse.group/t/soil-tests-farmos1-0/1557/2 "2023-03-09T14:49:18Z")

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Note that this is almost identical to the proposed `farmOS:water-test:1.0` convention, and will probably be merged together:

> [@Water tests (farmOS:water-test:1.0)](https://farmos.discourse.group/t/water-tests-farmos1-0/1558):
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> This thread is for discussing the draft farmOS core convention for soil tests: farmOS:water-test:1.0. The current draft is in the wip branch of [GitHub - mstenta/farmOS-conventions](https://github.com/mstenta/farmOS-conventions/), copied below: Water test Version 1.0 convention\_id: "farmOS:water-test:1.0" dependencies: - farm:farm\_lab\_test Purpose Water tests are used to represent the act of collecting a water sample, sending it to a water testing lab, receiving test results back, and storing data for future reference. Specification Wa…

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