Soil & Agriculture
Leaf Wetness
The Davis Leaf Wetness sensor is designed to be installed in the canopy or on the weather station. It measures leaf surface wetness and is used on many Harvest systems to calculate Bacchus Botrytis Risk.
Acclima TDR-315H True TDR Soil Moisture Sensor
The Acclima TDR-315H is a true Time Domain Reflectometry (reflected radar pulse) soil moisture sensor system wrapped up in a small, rugged, permanently installed package. It is a major, patented breakthrough in soil water measurement technology. This probe is protected by international patents so any other probe that claims to be True TDR is either infringing this patent or most likely not a true TDR probe.
An added bonus is that this soil moisture probe also measures soil temperature which is useful to know when to expect plant growth.
Its three-pronged design means that installation consists of pushing the probe in to the "cliff face" of a newly dug hole so the probe goes into undisturbed soil and the readings are accurate as soon as the probe has been installed. Most other probes take weeks or months before the disturbed soil has similar compaction to undisturbed soil. The TDR technology provides the most accurate results of any electronic moisture probe. It is far superior to older style capacitive probes which give inaccurate readings when soil conductivity changes (eg after adding fertiliser). Unlike capacitive probes, True TDR probes do not need external calibration.
Available for purchase at HarvestInstruments.com
Feed Silo Monitor
The Harvest Feed Silo (grain bin) Monitor uses a laser sensor with an in house designed motorised shutter to prevent dust buildup on the laser.
It is a health and safety issue to climb up the silo to check levels. This is the safe way to see your silo level - with online level data available via our smartphone app and web page. Customisable level alarms will improve both the safety and efficiency of your operation and help you re-order on time.
The grain silo monitor can be connected to a Harvest logger or used to send data to any SDI-12 capable logger.
Contact us for more information and pricing. We can also monitor grain silos as a standalone package.
Electric Fence Monitor
The Harvest Electric Fence Monitor is made to operate as both a standalone unit using an ITU Micro or as part of a comprehensive ITU G2 system. It provides real-time fence voltage readings and alarms to help swiftly detect dropping voltage.
The sensor has been designed by Harvest. It is an SDI-12 sensor so will also work with any logger or telemetry system that can talk to SDI-12 sensors.