Get on the vibe with your pastures
Welcome to Pasture Vibe, the easiest way for farmers and consultants to predict pasture growth rate for any location in New Zealand.
Understanding the chart:
Growth rates are for a well-controlled sward with a cover of 1800 kgDM/ha thus representing the potential growth rate (light green line). Net pasture growth (dark green line) removes the continual decay of dead material in the sward.
The shaded areas show the range where 50% and 90% of years fall respectively using 20 years of potential pasture growth.
Pasture Vibe gets you close to your pastures so you understand when and how hard you should pull the levers in your livestock decision making.
New Zealand pastoral farms have the potential to increase pasture productivity by well over 20% through better feed budgeting and pasture management. This presents the largest opportunity to improve profitability on most farms – indeed it is the single most important factor in determining highly profitable farms. The math(s) is simple, a Farmer cannot be both in the top 20% for profit and be an average manager of pastures.
Predicting and planning for pasture growth is difficult. Pasture growth profiles through the year are usually not known in precise terms without significant effort in measurement. Pasture Vibe solves this issue providing forecasts for your location for up to three months and comparing this with the last three years.