Soil moisture monitoring workshop: Get it working for you
Come along to our "Set For Spring" sessions to learn how to choose and calibrate the right soil moisture monitoring system for your Farm Environment Plan (FEP) auditing process.
Event details
- Date: Monday 20 October 2025
- Time: 10am to 12pm with a BBQ lunch provided
- Location: Glenavy Hall, SH1
- Presenter: Jane Robb, environmental consultant from Irricon Resource Solutions
With no regulation currently in the industry, it’s important to know how to set up a system that delivers accurate data to support your on-farm environmental decisions. Attending this event can also be used in your package of evidence to demonstrate staff training during your next FEP audit.
What you will learn
Jane will cover the following topics:
- How you can benefit from installing and using soil moisture monitoring.
- How to read your soil moisture monitoring data and make informed decisions about irrigation timing.
- Suitability of soil moisture monitoring options for the type of irrigation, system, and soils.
- What you should ensure from your soil moisture monitoring provider before you buy.
Jane specialises in irrigation management and soil moisture monitoring. With more than 20 years of experience, she has worked extensively in consulting, teaching, and running workshops to support individuals and businesses in optimising water use. Jane is passionate about using education and science to drive greater productivity gains and enhance environmental outcomes.
Jane Robb from Irricon Resource Solutions
A BBQ lunch will be kindly provided by Fonterra.
This Set For Spring series will included another two workshops, covering effluent management and silage pit rules.
RSVP: Contact our land management advisor Jess Cochrane on 027 272 0381 to sign up for this workshop.