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A tool for better grazing management
Australian Feedbase Monitor
The Australian Feedbase Monitor is a world-first tool to help producers improve grazing management, forage budgeting and ground cover.
The Australian Feedbase Monitor provides:
- access to farm-level rolling monthly pasture biomass estimates for every account holder, updated every five days
- regionally calibrated predictions based on more than 6,000 sites, using world-leading satellite monitoring and data analysis systems
- data showing the trends in pasture growth and ground cover dating back to 2017
- support for more objective and accurate feed budgeting, leading to sustainable grazing management decisions.
Above: The Australian Feedbase Monitor allows producers to access monthly pasture biomass estimates specific to their unique Property Identification Code and individual land parcels, with data dating back to early 2017.
How does this tool help producers?
The Australian Feedbase Monitor offers multiple benefits to producers and the wider red meat industry including:
- supporting more objective and timely grazing decisions allowing an increase in production and the ability to meet market specifications
- avoiding environmental or welfare issues in grazing enterprises due to increased ability to monitor and report on ground cover and pasture status and trends
- increased consumer confidence in the environmental stewardship of red meat producers.
How to sign up
Sign up for through the Australian Feedbase Monitor developer, Cibo Labs: cibolabs.com.au/products/afm
