OpenHectare

Get advice for your farm that you can trust.

Agricultural information grounded in extension research, peer-reviewed science, and grower organizations. Free for growers and 100% private.

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How it works

Built like a second opinion you can actually check.

Your conversations never leave your account. No ads, no data selling, no training on your inputs. 100% private by design.

01

Ask in plain language

Describe your situation — crop, region, scale. No jargon required. OpenHectare keeps your context so answers fit your operation.

02

We search trusted evidence

Your question is matched against extension guides, peer-reviewed research, and grower-organization material — filtered to your region and crop.

03

Cited answer, or an honest no

Every claim links to its source. If the evidence isn't strong enough, we say so plainly instead of guessing — trust is the whole point.

Sources you trust

Only sources a farmer would trust.

Agriculture is decentralized — practices change with crop, scale, and geography. So every answer is tagged to your region and crop, and drawn from vetted, attributable sources.

Public extension

  • USUSDA / Extension (US)
  • UKAHDB (UK)
  • AUNSW DPI (AU)
  • CSCSIRO

Peer-reviewed research

  • AJAgronomy Journal
  • FCField Crops Research
  • CPCrop & Pasture Science

Grower organizations

  • GRGRDC
  • HIHort Innovation
  • LGLand-grant universities
  • FAOFAO

Official & regulatory

  • REGEPA / APVMA
  • WXMet / weather bureaus
  • AGNational ag depts

Frequently asked questions

Trusted answers, backed by research and experts.

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