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  • A group of cows eating on the field
    Fundamentals overview

    Learn the habits of farmers with excellent pasture management, including controlling daily grazing area, treating pasture like a crop, and maintaining optimal pasture cover.

    Feed

    7 min read

    Fundamentals overview

    A group of cows eating on the field

    Learn the habits of farmers with excellent pasture management, including controlling daily grazing area, treating pasture like a crop, and maintaining optimal pasture cover.

    Feed

    7 min read

  • Pasture Management
    Pasture assessment

    Regular pasture assessment on your dairy farm helps you manage your feed, plan grazing, and detect surpluses or deficits in pasture.

    Feed

    3 min read

    Pasture assessment

    Pasture Management

    Regular pasture assessment on your dairy farm helps you manage your feed, plan grazing, and detect surpluses or deficits in pasture.

    Feed

    3 min read

  • A close up of a dairy farmer holding pasture in his hands in a paddock
    Pasture allocation

    The purpose of allocating pasture accurately is to optimise both animal performance and pasture eaten per hectare.

    Feed

    3 min read

    Pasture allocation

    A close up of a dairy farmer holding pasture in his hands in a paddock

    The purpose of allocating pasture accurately is to optimise both animal performance and pasture eaten per hectare.

    Feed

    3 min read

  • Generic Pasture Close Up
    Average pasture cover

    Average pasture cover is the measure of the quantity of pasture on the farm. Having average pasture cover targets for the farm at key times of the year is important for managing pasture supply and demand.

    Feed

    6 min read

    Average pasture cover

    Generic Pasture Close Up

    Average pasture cover is the measure of the quantity of pasture on the farm. Having average pasture cover targets for the farm at key times of the year is important for managing pasture supply and demand.

    Feed

    6 min read

  • Related tools

    FeedChecker calculator

    The FeedChecker calculator is a robust way to ensure you are optimising feed allocation throughout the year.

    Tools

  • A vast rice field
    Managing new pasture

    Creating a new pasture isn't just about sowing. Good management, especially in the first year, can boost its performance and longevity. It's only successfully established once it's dense and has survived a summer.

    Feed

    2 min read

    Managing new pasture

    A vast rice field

    Creating a new pasture isn't just about sowing. Good management, especially in the first year, can boost its performance and longevity. It's only successfully established once it's dense and has survived a summer.

    Feed

    2 min read

  • CROP Annual Ryegrass Copy
    Feed wedges

    A pasture feed wedge is a tool that visually displays your farm's current pasture situation. By ranking your paddocks based on average pasture cover, it can help you make proactive decisions about pasture management.

    Feed

    3 min read

    Feed wedges

    CROP Annual Ryegrass Copy

    A pasture feed wedge is a tool that visually displays your farm's current pasture situation. By ranking your paddocks based on average pasture cover, it can help you make proactive decisions about pasture management.

    Feed

    3 min read

  • A close up of a dairy farmer holding pasture in his hands in a paddock
    Leaf stage

    Leaf stage, in ryegrass pasture management, is an indicator for optimal grazing times. Monitoring the leaf stage helps you understand when a paddock is ready for grazing and if your rotation length is suitable for current growth conditions.

    Feed

    4 min read

    Leaf stage

    A close up of a dairy farmer holding pasture in his hands in a paddock

    Leaf stage, in ryegrass pasture management, is an indicator for optimal grazing times. Monitoring the leaf stage helps you understand when a paddock is ready for grazing and if your rotation length is suitable for current growth conditions.

    Feed

    4 min read

  • Two couple walking across the green field
    Feed values

    Feed quality, often quantified as metabolisable energy (ME) per kilogram of dry matter (MJME/kg DM or M/D), is as crucial as feed quantity for dairy farming. High M/D value means better feed as it has more usable energy.

    Feed

    3 min read

    Feed values

    Two couple walking across the green field

    Feed quality, often quantified as metabolisable energy (ME) per kilogram of dry matter (MJME/kg DM or M/D), is as crucial as feed quantity for dairy farming. High M/D value means better feed as it has more usable energy.

    Feed

    3 min read

  • A tractor in a field
    Pre-graze mowing

    Pre-graze mowing is a technique sometimes used to manage surplus pasture. However, research shows it doesn't increase cow intake or performance, and actually reduces pasture performance.

    Feed

    2 min read

    Pre-graze mowing

    A tractor in a field

    Pre-graze mowing is a technique sometimes used to manage surplus pasture. However, research shows it doesn't increase cow intake or performance, and actually reduces pasture performance.

    Feed

    2 min read

  • Close up of grass and blue sky
    Surplus

    Managing high-quality pasture during feed surplus periods is a crucial skill in pasture management. This page explains that pasture surplus often develops in spring, which if unmanaged, can lead to low-quality pasture affecting milk production.

    Feed

    1 min read

    Surplus

    Close up of grass and blue sky

    Managing high-quality pasture during feed surplus periods is a crucial skill in pasture management. This page explains that pasture surplus often develops in spring, which if unmanaged, can lead to low-quality pasture affecting milk production.

    Feed

    1 min read