Description
Key points
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Crop and grass growth models have been developed over the last 50 years, or so, but general appreciation of their benefits and potential has been recognised only relatively recently. The most popular application of grass growth models has traditionally been for knowledge understanding.
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There is growing awareness of the potential of models in decision support systems (DSS) applications to aid pasture management and grassland budgeting on dairy farms.
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Although some models have been developed for DSS, their widespread uptake in industry has been slow; challenges still exist which need to be addressed in order to improve their precision and user-friendliness.
Citation
Barrett, P. D. and Laidlaw, A. S., "Grass Growth Modelling: to Increase Understanding and Aid Decision Making On-Farm" (2023). IGC Proceedings (1993-2023). 5.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/20/satellitesymposium4/5
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Grass Growth Modelling: to Increase Understanding and Aid Decision Making On-Farm
Key points
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Crop and grass growth models have been developed over the last 50 years, or so, but general appreciation of their benefits and potential has been recognised only relatively recently. The most popular application of grass growth models has traditionally been for knowledge understanding.
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There is growing awareness of the potential of models in decision support systems (DSS) applications to aid pasture management and grassland budgeting on dairy farms.
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Although some models have been developed for DSS, their widespread uptake in industry has been slow; challenges still exist which need to be addressed in order to improve their precision and user-friendliness.
