Soil moisture

In this episode, Jane Robb, Senior Environmental Consultant at Irricon, discusses the evolution of soil moisture monitoring in New Zealand and why it is becoming an essential tool for farm productivity and environmental management. She explains how modern technology helps farmers make smarter irrigation decisions, highlights the importance of matching sensors to different soil types, and outlines what this could mean for improving water use efficiency, nutrient retention, and overall farm resilience.

New resources released from IrrigationNZ are to get irrigating farmers thinking about how and why they should measure soil moisture in a bid to restore confidence in the technology available. Words Kathryn Healy.