Water app keeps track of soil’s moisture content

By Bob Freebairn
Updated February 27 2017 - 7:11am, first published 5:00am
Dr David Freebairn using the SoilWater App to estimate available stored water levels for a multitude of soil types, environments and time of the year. Improved stored soil water estimates helps with a multitude of farm decisions including determining fertiliser rates.
Dr David Freebairn using the SoilWater App to estimate available stored water levels for a multitude of soil types, environments and time of the year. Improved stored soil water estimates helps with a multitude of farm decisions including determining fertiliser rates.

SoilWaterApp (SWApp) provides farmers with a ready estimate of plant available water (PAW) during fallows, crops and pastures for dryland and irrigated paddocks.

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