Agricultural technology.
Reference library.
Technical articles covering sensing principles, instrument selection, installation and the interpretation of agricultural measurements.
Across crops, equipment
and growing environments.
Water & irrigation
Flow, pressure, water chemistry, storage levels and irrigation control.
Water management & irrigation
Irrigation flow and pressure sensors
Understand irrigation flow and pressure, compare metering instruments and interpret hydraulic faults from combined records.
Water management & irrigation
Irrigation controllers and automation
Compare dedicated controllers and modular automation for valve sequencing, delivery feedback and reliable local operation.
Water management & irrigation
Water quality and fertigation sensors
Compare irrigation-water and nutrient-solution instruments, with explanations of pH, conductivity, calibration and dosing feedback.
Water management & irrigation
Water level sensors and radar
Compare radar, ultrasonic, guided radar and submerged pressure systems for tanks, reservoirs, channels and groundwater.
Crop sensing
Canopy reflectance, thermal measurements, plant growth and nutrient indicators.
Crop sensing & plant physiology
Crop reflectance sensors and vegetation indices
Ground-based crop reflectance instruments, vegetation indices, sampling geometry and crop-specific nitrogen-response interpretation.
Crop sensing & plant physiology
Thermal crop stress sensing
Infrared canopy temperature, radiometer footprints, thermal cameras and the interpretation of crop-water response.
Crop sensing & plant physiology
Sap flow, dendrometers and plant growth sensors
Sap-flow methods, stem and fruit dendrometers, installation effects and the interpretation of plant water use and growth.
Crop sensing & plant physiology
Plant nutrient and chlorophyll sensing
Compare chlorophyll meters and sap nitrate instruments, with sampling methods, calibration and nutrient-interpretation limits.
Drones, satellites & mapping
Optical and radar imagery, aircraft payloads and geospatial processing.
Drones, satellites & mapping
Satellite imagery for agriculture
Understand optical observations, field-scale detail, cloudy gaps and the ground checks that give crop maps meaning.
Drones, satellites & mapping
Satellite radar for agriculture
Read radar scattering, moisture sensitivity and acquisition geometry before using SAR changes to investigate a field.
Drones, satellites & mapping
Satellite crop monitoring services compared
Compare five agricultural imagery and analytics routes by observation quality, field workflow, exports and service scope.
Drones, satellites & mapping
Agricultural mapping and scouting drones
Plan crop-sensing missions around the camera, flight conditions, calibration and the decision the map will support.
Drones, satellites & mapping
Agricultural mapping drones compared
Compare five current mapping aircraft families with their camera choices, flight architecture and complete workflow.
Drones, satellites & mapping
Multispectral and thermal cameras compared
Compare five crop-imagery options by spectral channels, thermal capability, calibration and aircraft integration.
Drones, satellites & mapping
Farm mapping, software and ground checks
Choose processing and GIS software, verify map position, and carry measured information into tested field decisions.
Machinery & robotics
GNSS guidance, ground speed, yield sensors, application control and robots.
Machinery, positioning & robotics
GNSS guidance and positioning sensors
Choose a complete positioning and steering system for your tractor, correction coverage and implement tolerance.
Machinery, positioning & robotics
Tractor radar and ground-speed sensors
Compare Doppler radar with wheel and GNSS speed signals, then match mounting, wiring and calibration to the controller.
Machinery, positioning & robotics
Yield monitoring and harvest sensors
Build reliable harvest maps from flow, moisture, width, timing and position before using yield patterns to change inputs.
Machinery, positioning & robotics
Variable-rate seeding and fertiliser technology
Turn a validated target rate into controlled delivery through matched implement hardware, feedback and field records.
Machinery, positioning & robotics
Machine vision, precision spraying and weed sensing
Compare plant detection, spot spraying and mechanical hoeing for the crop, field conditions and treatment you need.
Machinery, positioning & robotics
Autonomous agricultural robots compared
Compare seeding, weeding, implement work and transport through supported tasks, operating constraints and completed work.
Greenhouse technology
Air climate, CO2, light, substrates and integrated process controllers.
Greenhouses & controlled environments
Greenhouse climate sensor networks
Choose crop-zone instruments, place them across meaningful zones and connect observations to dependable greenhouse control.
Greenhouses & controlled environments
Greenhouse CO2 and light sensors
Compare CO2 probes and quantum sensors, understand PPFD and daily light integral, and measure conditions around the canopy.
Greenhouses & controlled environments
Substrate and fertigation monitoring
Follow water content, feed chemistry and drainage with instruments suited to growing media and nutrient solutions.
Greenhouses & controlled environments
Greenhouse climate controllers compared
Compare five control platforms by equipment scope, sensor interfaces, operator access, commissioning and support.
Livestock monitoring
Wearable sensors, rumen boluses, barn measurements and animal weighing.
Livestock & animal monitoring
Livestock activity, collar and ear sensors
Choose dairy-cattle monitoring tags, understand rumination and activity records, and build a dependable response to animal alerts.
Livestock & animal monitoring
Rumen bolus and internal cattle sensors
Compare internal monitoring systems, separate temperature from pH sensing, and understand administration, radio coverage and animal-check workflows.
Livestock & animal monitoring
Barn environment and ventilation sensors
Compare instruments for temperature, humidity, ammonia, CO2 and ventilation pressure, with placement and control guidance for livestock buildings.
Livestock & animal monitoring
Livestock weighing, RFID and vision systems
Compare scale systems, EID readers and camera-based scoring, and connect reliable animal observations with the correct individual record.
Soil sensors
Water content, tension, probe installation and calibration.
Soil & irrigation
Soil sensors & irrigation
Soil water content, matric potential, sensor installation, calibration and connected monitoring systems.
Soil sensing
Soil sensor installation and data interpretation
Sampling design, soil contact, commissioning, calibration and interpretation of root-zone soil measurements.
Soil sensing
Pycno Terra soil sensor
Measurement depths, Master and Node architecture, power, installation and software for the Pycno Terra soil-monitoring system.
Soil sensing
Soil sensor comparison
Comparison of integrated and wired soil instruments, measurement quantities, profile depth, calibration and data acquisition.
Weather stations
Meteorological instruments, exposure and local weather records.
Weather & climate
Weather stations & climate
Choose useful instruments, find a representative location and understand what a local weather record can tell you.
Weather & climate
Agricultural weather station comparison
Compare agricultural weather station packages, including SKY WS, Davis, METER, Arable and Vaisala, by measurements and acquisition architecture.
Weather & climate
Leaf wetness and crop disease monitoring
Understand leaf wetness sensing, canopy exposure and disease-model inputs, with five manufacturer sensor options.
Weather & climate
Frost monitoring and protection sensors
Understand frost exposure, canopy and air temperature, wet-bulb conditions, instrument response and protection-system feedback.
Connectivity & control
Sensor interfaces, telemetry, modular gateways and farm automation.
Connectivity & control
Sensor gateways & automation
Understand gateways, interfaces, radio links and the steps between an observation and an automated action.
Connectivity & farm IoT
Deep Orbital Pulse modular gateway
Hardware architecture, sliding modules, power supply and farm-system integration of the Deep Orbital Pulse gateway.
Connectivity & farm IoT
Agricultural gateways and data loggers
Compare modular gateways, measurement loggers and outdoor or indoor LoRaWAN infrastructure for agricultural sensor systems.
Connectivity & farm IoT
Farm sensor networks
Instrument interfaces, field power, radio links, data continuity and automation requirements for agricultural sensor networks.
Storage & harvest quality
Grain condition, cold-chain records and optical crop sorting.
Storage & harvest quality
Grain storage monitoring
Temperature, moisture, gas and inventory measurements in stored grain, with five monitoring systems and probes.
Storage & harvest quality
Cold storage and produce transport sensors
Temperature and humidity logging for produce cooling, storage and transport, with five recording instruments.
Storage & harvest quality
Optical crop sorting and harvest quality sensors
Near-infrared grain analysis, optical inspection and crop sorting, including five analyser and sorter options.
Measurement reference
Precision agriculture, measurement terminology and system concepts.
Agriculture fundamentals
Precision agriculture and sensor technologies
Measurement technologies, positioning, management zones and interpretation of sensor data in precision agriculture.
Agriculture fundamentals
Agricultural sensor glossary
Definitions of measurement, soil, crop, weather and communications terminology used in agricultural sensor specifications.