Track 1-09: Adoption of Precision Management to Improve Efficiency of Grassland-Based Livestock Production
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Publication Date
2013
Location
Sydney, Australia
Description
In arable farming, precision is used to monitor and manage crop variability. The same precision approach can be used to manage grassland, by using crop sensing, targeted fertilizer/herbicide/pesticide application and forage yield measurement when it is harvested mechanically. An additional challenge in grassland agriculture is developing precision approaches to manage the grazing process. This requires technologies to determine where an animal is, when, what and how much it is grazing which the system then needs to use in conjunction with other sources of information to control where the animal grazes next. This paper reviews the existing technologies in these areas. However, any grassland-oriented precision technologies will need to be cost effective for farmers to adopt them.
Citation
Rutter, S. Mark, "Can Precision Farming Technologies Be Applied to Grazing Management?" (2013). IGC Proceedings (1985-2023). 4.
(URL: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/22/1-9/4)
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Can Precision Farming Technologies Be Applied to Grazing Management?
Sydney, Australia
In arable farming, precision is used to monitor and manage crop variability. The same precision approach can be used to manage grassland, by using crop sensing, targeted fertilizer/herbicide/pesticide application and forage yield measurement when it is harvested mechanically. An additional challenge in grassland agriculture is developing precision approaches to manage the grazing process. This requires technologies to determine where an animal is, when, what and how much it is grazing which the system then needs to use in conjunction with other sources of information to control where the animal grazes next. This paper reviews the existing technologies in these areas. However, any grassland-oriented precision technologies will need to be cost effective for farmers to adopt them.
