TrueMoist™ Hay Moisture Meter & Digital Tester

Super accurate and easy to use! The manual is written in great English, unlike the Chinese sellers. I asked the seller a question on email and received a response quickly.

The steel probes feel durable, and the display is easy to read even in bright sunlight. I'm impressed by how well it's built and how quickly I can get the moisture and temperature readings!

I love that I received batteries with it as well, so that I could begin using it straight away because I was receiving some hay that day itself. It’s now an essential tool on our farm to ensure our hay doesn't get moldy or become super hot!

Easy to use, fully functional, good build quality, comes with batteries.

Seems durable, a good value for the money and well made.

Accuracy I’ll compare to my hay dealers expensive moisture reader.

This hay moisture tester accurately monitors the moisture content of hay to help ensure its quality. It's easy to use—just install the battery and it's ready to go. However, many small-scale farmers still rely on their experience to judge hay quality rather than using such devices. As technology continues to evolve, the use of instruments like this may gradually become more widespread.

I'm sure this device is fairly accurate. I ordered it to test the rolls of a friend who uses many more large rolls of Coastal Bermuda than I do. I thought he'd be interested since he takes a scientific approach when it comes to breeding his livestock.

He and his family have farmed all their lives without the use of a moisture gauge. He chooses what rolls to put out based on when he stored them and how they look. Some years he gets three cuttings. When there is a drought, both he and I and others who live out this way are more concerned about where we can obtain hay and at what price. I've never heard anyone talk about moisture content or heard or seen anyone check rolls of hay with a moisture meter to determine the price they would be willing to pay. If someone says a roll will cost you $60, you either pay that or go without hay. He told me he would never use such a device and depends on his farming knowledge to know which rolls need to be put out and when.

I think this moisture meter is probably more suited to large producers of hay, feedlot operators or bulk purchasers of hay who are in a position to negotiate price based on age of rolls and nutritional content, people who are much more scientific when it comes to feeding livestock than small family farmers and ranchers who are set in their ways.

I have worked with wood most of my adult life. There are moisture meters available for checking the moisture content of wood. I have never owned one. I also don't know of anyone who works with wood as a hobby or who is in construction who owns a moisture meter.