Which grain size analysis method is right for you?
Learn the pros and cons of each method, and how to select which will be most effective for your application.
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Which grain size analysis method is right for you?
Determining drought tolerance in plants: Why most people do it wrong. How to do it right.
Water potential is underutilized by plant researchers in abiotic stress studies even though it is the only way to assess true drought conditions when determining drought tolerance in plants. Learn what water potential is and how it can improve the quality of your plant study.
Measurement Insights9 min read
Measuring soil suction—why filter paper isn't good enough
Still waiting a week for filter paper? Get the right answer in minutes.
Measurement Insights5 min read
Data logger compatibility tables
Search the following tables to find out which data loggers are compatible with various types of METER sensors.
Measurement Insights7 min read
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We're scientists. The quest for knowledge is in our blood. We've spent decades learning the best way to measure pretty much everything, so you can access a wealth of information.
Expertise library
Soil Moisture—6 Common Oversights That Might Be Killing Your Accuracy
Even one small oversight, such as poor installation, can compromise accuracy by up to +/-10%. How can you ensure your data represent what’s really happening at your site?
Expertise library5 min read
HYPROP how-to videos
4 short videos teach you what you need to know to become a HYPROP wizard.
Expertise library20 min read
5 Ways Site Soil Disturbance Impacts Your Data—And What To Do About It
Site disturbance matters—and there are ways to reduce its impact on soil moisture data. Find out what installation techniques and best practices can set you up for success.
Expertise library7 min read
How to install soil moisture sensors—faster, better, and for higher accuracy
If you want accurate data, correct sensor installation should be your top priority. Poor installation can potentially cause accuracy loss of greater than 10%.
Expertise library15 min read
Case studies
Feed the world
Maximize yield. Minimize waste.
As water resource management grows more complex, the cost of water increases and humanity’s food consumption soars to an all-time high, optimizing crop yields through efficient irrigation is becoming crucial.
Case studies6 read time
Wasatch Plateau
Only the strong survive.
Climate change models predict earlier snowmelt and rainstorms that will be less frequent and more intense. What does this mean for the Utah Wasatch Plateau?
Case studies5 read time
Perfecting Turfgrass
A delicate balance.
Researchers are developing plants and management practices that help sports turf stand up to frequent use and perform well even during fall months.
Case studies5 read time
Fukushima reborn
Fight the invisible.
Near the Fukushima disaster site, scientists and citizens work tirelessly to clean radiation from affected farmland soils. Each weekend, they travel to a small village near Fukushima and labor to rehabilitate the land.
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We want you to be wicked good at what you do. Discover an entire library of articles that teach the science behind the measurements, so you can sharpen your expertise.
Education guides
MASTER CLASS: The Ultimate Guide to Measuring Soil Hydraulic Properties
Six short videos teach you everything you need to know about soil infiltration and measuring saturated and unsaturated hydraulic conductivity.
Education guides150 min read
Growing Degree Day (GDD) models—The complete guide to better accuracy
Six short videos—everything you need to know about how to nail your GDD predictions.
Education guides45 min read
Soil electrical conductivity: The complete guide to measurements
Irrigated land accounts for 40% of our food supply, and salts impact yields on about one-fifth of those acres.
Education guides35 min read
The Complete Guide to Irrigation Management Using Soil Moisture
Education guides17 min read
We're all about the science
Crush your experimental goals. Our webinars and podcasts feature scientists who understand the complexity of what you’re trying to accomplish and can help you succeed.
Webinars
Weather Data: Why Accuracy is More Complicated Than You Think
Don’t unwittingly compromise your weather data by underestimating all the factors that influence accuracy. Dr. Colin Campbell discusses what these factors are and how to plan for them.
Webinars45 min watch
Soil Infiltration 101: What It Is. Why You Need It. How To Measure It.
World-renowned soil physicist, Dr. Gaylon S. Campbell, teaches the basics of soil infiltration and how to measure it correctly.
Webinars45 min watch
Measuring Mars
How the TECP Probe Measured Soil Properties on the Phoenix Lander
Dr. Mike Hecht gives his perspective of the development of the TECP sensor for the Mars Phoenix Lander Mission.
Webinars45 min watch
Water Management: 3 Tools You Might Be Missing
Dr. Colin Campbell explores the latest water management research and real world examples to answer the questions: Does water management work? What are challenges and best practices? And what should we do next?
Webinars45 min watch
Podcast
Episode 17: The Science Behind Growing Food in Space
Dr. Bruce Bugbee discusses his space farming research and what we earthlings can learn from space farming techniques.
Podcast 50 minutes
Episode 16: Why Overwatering Invites Disease and Removes Critical Nutrients
Dr. Colin Campbell discusses his collaborative research efforts controlling water on potato farms in southern Idaho where he and other researchers discovered that combining measurements helped them better understand the impacts of management and the interplay between variables like evapotranspiration and soil water.
Podcast 50 minutes
Episode 15: How Land Use Impacts Hydrology in Texas Shrink-Swell Clays
METER research scientist, Leo Rivera, discusses the ups and downs of his hydrology research in the shrink-swell clays of Texas, why the collapse of a video store got him interested in hydrology, how he got caught on camera by google maps, the interesting development story behind the SATURO infiltrometer, and more.
Podcast 31 minutes
Episode 14: Why We Live Or Die By Soil Health
Dr. Cristine Morgan, one of the US’s premier soil scientists and Chief Scientific Officer at the Soil Health Institute shares her views on why soil health is so critical to our society.
Podcast 50 minutes
The 'Water in Foods' Show
Every year, food manufacturers spend billions of dollars to move water in and out of their products. Meet the food scientist on a mission to understand how that process could be improved.
Podcast
Episode 24: ITEGA (Institute of Packaging Technology and Food Engineering)
My guest is Dr. Anne Maltais, a senior scientist and researcher at the Institute of Packaging Technology and Food Engineering, located in Montreal, Canada. The Institute develops innovative and eco-responsible packaging solutions. Let's hear what Anne has to say on Water In Food.
Podcast29 minutes
Episode 1: Why Moisture Balances Suck
Tune in to the very first episode of Water In Food. To kick the podcast off, Dr. Zachary Cartwright discusses Schlep Blindness with METER CEO Scott Campbell.
Podcast23 minutes
Episode 2: Nailing Water Specs in All-Natural Dried Fruits
In this episode, Dr. Cartwright speaks with leaders at Sunrise Fresh, the number one seller of dried fruit on Amazon, about how they use water activity to overachieve.
Podcast25 minutes
Episode 3: Moisture Is Money
Do the benefits of water activity determination extend to the pet food industry? Listen in as Dr. Cartwright talks it through with Rick Stoller of Simmons Food.
Podcast21 minutes