Weather and Environmental Monitoring for Agriculture

Hinco Instruments supplies weather stations, environmental monitors and data loggers to farms, agricultural businesses and researchers. These tools help with spray decisions, livestock heat stress, fire weather and growing conditions.

We also calibrate the instruments we sell, so readings stay accurate season after season. We serve customers across Australia from our Perth, WA base.

What we supply for agriculture

Climate, weather and environmental measurement for the farm and the field.

Instruments we supply for agriculture

Weather stations, data loggers, spraying and fire weather meters, and heat stress loggers we supply to WA farms.

Calibration, service and repair

Keep your environmental instruments reading true.

Better data for better decisions

Spraying in the wrong conditions wastes chemical and risks drift. Heat stress costs production. Fire weather decides whether work can go ahead. All of these decisions rest on a reading from an instrument, and that instrument needs to be right.

We can help you choose equipment that suits your property and the data you need, and keep it calibrated.

Agriculture projects we have worked on

A selection of jobs we have done for farms, growers and agricultural agencies.

• Weather stations for a state agriculture department network.
• A weather station for an irrigation water supplier in the South West.
• Data loggers mounted on centre pivot irrigators.
• Irrigation monitoring work near Dandaragan.
• Greenhouse climate monitoring.
• Instrumentation for fertiliser and agricultural lime producers.

Common questions from farmers

What is Delta T and why does it matter for spraying?

Delta T is the difference between the dry bulb and wet bulb temperature, and it shows how fast spray droplets will evaporate. Spraying is generally recommended between a Delta T of 2 and 8. Above that, droplets shrink quickly and drift risk rises. Always check your product label. A Kestrel 3550AG reads Delta T on the spot.

Do I need a weather station or will a handheld meter do?

A handheld meter is fine for spot checks before spraying. A weather station makes sense when you need a continuous record, cover several paddocks, or want alerts sent to your phone.

How often should weather instruments be calibrated?

Twelve months suits most weather and environmental instruments. Bring it forward if an anemometer has been damaged or readings disagree with a nearby station. See environmental monitoring calibration.

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Other industries we serve

We also work with mining, oil and gas, water utilities and treatment, food and beverage, universities and laboratories and government, plus battery energy storage systems and data centres. See all industries, or our full range of calibration and repair services.