The right sensor for the job
Different crops and different decisions need different sensors, so we offer options rather than one probe for everything.
- Cropping probes — capacitance probes (120cm, 12 sensors recommended) for rooting depth, crop water use, nitrogen decisions and water available for grain fill.
- Irrigation probes — capacitance probes (80cm, 8 sensors recommended) for scheduling: see what depth needs refilling, control drainage and make the most of rainfall.
- Matric potential sensors — a direct measure of plant water stress (kPa) for stress-sensitive crops, usually at three depths.
- EnviroPro soil probes — multi-depth capacitance probes from 40cm to 160cm, measuring moisture and temperature, with salinity (EC) as an option.
What the data gives you
- Soil moisture sum and split sums through the profile
- Stacked sensor charts showing how deep water gets
- Daily water use and a soil moisture "bucket"
- Years of history to compare seasons
- Sharing with your agronomist — you control who sees it
Trials and networks
Soil probes are also used at research trial sites to compare water use and infiltration between treatments, and in regional soil moisture networks. See our projects.
Want the full detail?
This is a quick overview. Specs, photos, how it works and real-world examples are on the Soil Moisture Monitoring page of the BushLinx® website.
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