What do CropX soil sensors measure?
CropX soil sensors measure soil moisture, soil temperature and soil conditions at the root zone, and send the readings to a cloud dashboard you can open on your phone or computer at any time. The platform turns those readings into irrigation guidance – when to water, and how much – along with crop insights.
Key Features
- Real-time soil moisture, temperature and conditions
- Readings on your phone or computer, any time
- Irrigation timing that cuts water waste and pumping cost
- Screw-in spiral design with minimal maintenance
- Integrates with ReinCloud, alongside your pivot control
What is an ETa sensor?
An ETa sensor measures actual evapotranspiration – the water your crop is really using, measured from the field rather than estimated from a weather model. Where a soil sensor tells you how much water is in the ground, an ETa sensor tells you how much your crop is taking out of it.
Reinke Direct ET by CropX
- Pivot-mounted ETa sensor built by CropX and Reinke
- Rides on a Reinke centre pivot, reports daily crop water use
- Sold only through Reinke, available in NZ now
- Supplied by Ray Mayne, principal NZ Reinke importer
Are soil sensors worth it?
Soil sensors are worth it when watering by calendar or by gut is costing you in pumping and consented water – or costing you pasture when you under-water. A sensor replaces guesswork with numbers: you water when the soil says so, skip the passes it does not need, and hold soil moisture in the band where grass actually grows. On farms with variable rate irrigation, sensor data is also what makes the prescription maps honest.