Many growers have real and critical needs to measure the elements.
At the end of the day, the bottom line is usually profit, but increased production and quality, labor savings and survival itself all figure into how to best measure and manage wind, humidity, temperatures, solar radiation, rainfall and soil moisture. Individual soil moisture measurement devices come in many shapes, sizes and packages. They are marketed as stand-alone solutions to moisture measurement. But moisture measurement is usually included as only one of many sensors in a typical weather station. The accuracy and repeatability of basic moisture sensors depends on how well they are installed, used and maintained.