Why Monitor Soil Moisture?

• Make informed decisions on irrigation and water use.
• Manage fruit size and dry matter of kiwifruit
• Improve fruit retention and size of avocados
• Meet Eurepgap requirements
• Good horticultural practice for all crops

What Is Involved?

• Diviner / Neutron Probe technology allows a continuous profile to be built up to a depth of 1m.
• We install monitoring sites based on your orchards characteristics and your requirements.
• Our staff visit the sites weekly during the growing season and take the readings for you.
• Results for each monitoring site are reported to you within 24 hours of the visit.

Easy to Read Reports

Easy-to-read reports make it simple to assess:
• The weekly water consumption of the crop
• The efficiency of each irrigation and rainfall
• When the next irrigation is due and how much is required.
• The soil water content at which the crop becomes stressed.

Your report includes:
• Depth graph showing the moisture level down to 1 metre below the surface compared with the last 2 readings.
• Time graph showing soil moisture movement over the entire season to date.
• Recommendations on irrigation strategy.

What Does it Cost?

• Please contact your nearest office for pricing
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