Dynamic Monitoring System of Forage Yields

Introduction

Forages are adapted to various soils, rainfall zones, and latitudes. The environment imposes different constraints on forage production, including water availability, soil properties, pH, soil depth, soil nutrient variability, etc. The complexity of these factors and their interactions make forage management a challenge. In addition, animal stocking rates, hay frequency, and optimal fertilizer application add to the complexity. Producers must consider these factors, along with personal experience and expert advice, to manage pasture. Forage yield maps are essential for site-specific forage management. They enable forage producers to identify and quantify yield variability within a field, providing a basis for implementing and evaluating site-specific forage management strategies.

Solutions

Based on years of experience in forage research, Lifeasible is the ideal forage service partner. Working closely with botanists, our team of experts is developing a variety of methods to help you manage your grazing operation to better match the quantity and quality of forage grown on your farm to the needs of your livestock. We have advanced new technologies, including aerial-based forage yield and quality monitoring, GPS-synchronized pasture measurement tools, and animal-based monitoring. Farm profitability is enhanced by monitoring pasture growth and livestock grazing patterns, such as controlling weeds, increasing forage production, improving nutrient distribution, and reducing erosion.

In addition, we develop multiple process-based models to simulate grass growth dynamics and dry matter production for different species, enabling the systematic simulation of forage growth in different soils, weather, plant species, and management systems. What makes the model attractive to customers is that the water and nutrient balance built into the model allows users to derive guidelines that producers can apply to better adjust management practices between years with high, low, or normal rainfall patterns. We offer the model as a useful and valuable tool for pasture and rangeland forage management under a variety of conditions, including:

❖ Soil and weather data.

❖ Derivation of plant parameters for forage species and adapted ecotypes.

❖ Model testing for independent data.

Why Choose Us

• We offer agricultural land management alternative models with numerical evaluation criteria.
• These models simulate the effects of various environmental and management impacts on forage production, soil health, and conservation issues, including nutrient and sediment loss.
• These models are applied to simulate forage production in different environments.
• Measurements that can be obtained without the need for extensive time and effort to conduct field experiments.
• We offer a sufficiently detailed data set to validate forage production simulations.

Lifeasible offers a variety of models to simulate various environmental and management impacts on forage production, soil health, and conservation issues, including nutrient and sediment loss. These are applicable to any type of forage in any geographic location, ensuring that sufficient input data is available to inform model simulations. We aim to help you manage your pastures and pasture forages effectively. For more information or to discuss in detail, please contact us.