OpenHectare

Cited answers for farmers.

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

How it works

Built like a second opinion you can actually check.

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

  • NSWNSW DPI
  • AVAgriculture Victoria
  • DAFDAF Queensland
  • CSCSIRO

Peer-reviewed research

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

Grower organizations

  • GRGRDC
  • HIHort Innovation
  • AVAUSVEG
  • MLMLA

Official & regulatory

  • APAPVMA
  • BoMBOM
  • ABABARES

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