Ward Laboratories

Highly Engaged Employees

Established in 1983. Ward Laboratories, Inc. is an agriculture testing laboratory dedicated to serving farmers & ranchers since 1983. The company specializes in testing Soils, Soil Health and Microbial Evaluation, Plants, Feed, Forages, Water, Manures, Fertilizer and other special testing projects. Ward Laboratories, Inc. is committed to the contin... ued enhancement of analytical result excellence and service through the dynamics of its quality assurance system, the integrity of its people, the state-of-the-art equipment and facility, and the professionals engaged in the agricultural analytical testing the company provides. The company has an extensive system for maintaining the highest possible standards for quality control of your samples. Your analytical results are the company's highest priority and everything the company do is managed with that in mind. The company employ professionals in the fields of chemistry and biology, and the company works with many proficiency programs to ensure the quality of each analytical result. Ward Laboratories was founded in June, 1983 when Ray & Jolene Ward relocated to Kearney, Nebraska and set up shop in a three-bay garage in a local industrial park. Six months later, they moved to their first 3,500 sq. ft. laboratory. Along with two employees, Ray and Jolene worked side-by-side as the nascent business grew. The first full year of operation (1984), Ward Laboratories analyzed just over 16,000 individual samples. They quickly outgrew the first location and moved the business to its current home in 1989. Steady growth over the next decade included adding feed, water, plant and manure analysis to the services offered. By 2000, the facility had grown to 15,000 sq. ft. and analyzed 130,000 samples from farmers, ranchers and homeowners throughout the Midwest. In 2015, Ward Laboratories cut the ribbon on another 16,900 sq. ft. addition to help process high volumes of samples while ensuring high-quality and accurate analytical results.Read More