Grass measurement

• grass growth rate estimate
• herd or flock grass DM consumed
• grass utilised
• aids grazing management

• plate meter,
• by eye
• scissor clips

• none of these methods are clinically accurate
• use whatever method suits you best
• must identify when average farm cover is rising or falling in order to react quickly to grass surplus or deficit
• grass cover estimate is influenced by sward density, grass height, maturity, species and growth rate

DECISIONS

Routine grass monitoring helps the farm decide when, where, how long and how severely to graze a paddock.