Latest · 19 August 2026
Probe, app, portal: one field record
How TerraProbe, the field app and farm portal keep one soil record from paddock to desk.
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Field notes
Practical thinking for healthier soil
17
Aug
Building a repeatable soil sampling routine
Australian paddocks punish drifting methods. Named points, fixed depth, matched moisture and short notes make next season’s comparison worth having.
13
Aug
When screening pH should send you to the lab
Field pH is a flare, not a lime order. How Australian growers use portable screens, then CaCl₂ chemistry and aluminium, before they spend on lime.
09
Aug
Electrical conductivity without fooling yourself
Wet soil is not always salt. How to read portable conductivity against moisture, baselines and the ECe language used in Australian crop advice.
05
Aug
Moisture, temperature and honest comparisons
One wet afternoon can rewrite a tidy record. Match moisture and temperature when you hunt trends across Australian seasons.
01
Aug
What the seven indicators actually tell you
Moisture, pH, conductivity, temperature and N-P-K screens — what each earns its keep for, and the hard limits Australian advisers expect you to respect.
28
Jul
Sodicity and salinity are not the same problem
Salt and sodium travel together in conversation and apart in the paddock. Why EC screens cannot measure ESP, and what Australian irrigation country gets wrong.
24
Jul
Subsoil constraints: what a shallow screen cannot see
Hostile bands, compaction and sodic subsoils sit below a tidy topsoil screen. When Australian root systems fail deeper than your standard depth.
20
Jul
Autumn break to harvest: a dryland sampling calendar
A season-shaped sampling calendar for Australian dryland country — autumn break, pre-sow, in-crop and post-harvest — without turning screening into a second job.
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Pair the writing with a living record
Technique articles stick better when you can see the same paddock’s readings across a season.