Soil Scout launches Happi100 for North America

Underground wireless soil monitoring specialist Soil Scout is launching Happi100 for turf professionals across North America.

The Happi100 is the world’s first wireless sensor capable of measuring soil oxygen alongside moisture and temperature.

Designed for the demands of North American golf courses and sports facilities, Happi100 provides real-time insight into soil conditions below the surface, allowing superintendents and turf managers to identify oxygen stress before turf quality declines. By combining oxygen and moisture data from the same point, the system supports more precise irrigation, aeration and drainage decisions across a wide range of climates and soil types.

“Healthy plant roots are simply not achievable without sufficient oxygen,” Soil Scout CEO Jalmari Talola said. “Roots can tolerate drought and nutrient limitations, but oxygen is essential for respiration. Until now, turf managers had no way to measure this underground in real time. Happi100 changes that. We’re confident that partnering with Bernhard and Company to bring this technology to North America is an exciting next step for both brands and for turf professionals in the region.”

Soil Scout agronomy head Johannes Tiusanen said that oxygen stress can develop long before any decline is visible at the surface: “Happi100 gives North American turf teams early warning, allowing them to fine-tune irrigation, aeration and surface management before damage occurs.”

Happi100 integrates seamlessly with Soil Scout’s existing underground monitoring platform, delivering continuous trend data on oxygen, moisture and temperature. This allows golf course superintendents and sports turf managers to take a more prescriptive, data-driven approach to surface management.

Early users are already seeing the value of oxygen data in practice. “After heavy rain, some areas rebound to optimal oxygen levels within hours, while others can take days,” said Erwan LeCocq, head greenkeeper at Winston Golf Club. “That insight allows us to target aeration more effectively and reduce unnecessary work.”

As part of Soil Scout’s wider strategy to expand awareness in North America, the launch of Happi100 marks a major step in bringing previously unseen underground data to turf professionals, helping them better understand not just how turf reacts, but why.

Bernhard and Company will be exhibiting at the GCSAA Conference and Trade Show Orlando at booth #1949.