FAQs and help

• Cost  our Platemeter is significantly cheaper than competitor brands, yet still provides enhanced Bluetooth functionality
  
• Ease of use-  our Platemeter takes away the inconvenience of manually recording pasture measurements and the risk of losing information 
  

Immediate access to data - our Platemeter gives you infield dry matter metrics, meaning an accurate view of an individual paddocks while on farm

Easy and quick data sharing - industry standard feed wedge and pasture ranking reports are emailed to you at the end of the pasture walk so you can  share them immediately.  

Availability - our is only the Platemeter that works with both Apple and android devices 

Time saving farmer designed features - view and edit individual ‘plonks’ in paddock so if you make a mistake you don’t have to re-walk the paddock. 

The free App - enables you to look back over prior pasture walks in the App. 

You can buy them online at this website or through your local Farm Source store.

Once your order is on its way, you'll receive a shipping notification via email. But if you're having trouble tracking your order, don't hesitate to drop us a line via email at info@platemeters.co.nz.

We ship worldwide. We offer free shipping within New Zealand, please contact us for further information about international shipping rates. 

It’s completely FREE with no ongoing cost or licencing fees.

Yes - the Platemeter will operate out of the box and provide dry matter metric for the paddock.

• It’s free and it easy to use
• The app removes the need to write any information down
• automated reporting for each farm walk including the feed wedge and the paddock ranking report
• You can choose from a number of DairyNZ recommended regional specific dry matter correction factors which will significantly add to the accuracy of your metrics

Yes – you’ll need to enter the per paddock coverage or dry matter metrics manually into the app and it will give you the ability to share the feed wedge and paddock ranking reports and view the history. 

Yes – you’ll need to enter the per paddock coverage or dry matter metrics manually into the app and it will give you the ability to share the feed wedge and paddock ranking reports and view the history. 

Unfortunately, not at the moment however the app gives you the core functionality of P-Plus. 

Yes - you can still use the F-series meters with P-Plus and Platemeters will support that interface.