Feedwise

Pasture cover

Pasture growth55kg DM/ha/d

DairyNZ guide: graze at ~2800–3200, leave a ~1500–1600 residual.

Paddocks (farm walk)
NameArea haCover
Feed balance — surplus
+112kg DM/day

You're growing more than you're eating, so cover is building. About 14 days of grazeable feed in front. Consider taking the most-ahead paddocks out for silage, or lengthening the round before pasture gets too long and quality drops.

Pasture grown
1,727 kg DM/day
Herd eats
1,615 kg DM/day
Cover building — room to take surplus out
Average cover
2,277kg DM/ha
target ~2,225 · on target
Feed in front
14.1days
grazeable, above residual
Cover per head
752kg DM
71,485 kg DM on hand
Platform
31.4ha
51 kg DM/ha/day eaten
Feed wedge
On targetSurplusBehindTarget line
0500100015002000250030003500residual 15503300Paddock 12750Paddock 22520Paddock 32150Paddock 52050Paddock 41950Paddock 61800Paddock 71600Paddock 8← grazes firstgrazes last →
Feed wedge — paddocks ranked by cover against the grazing target line
OrderPaddockCover (kg DM/ha)Target (kg DM/ha)Status
1Paddock 133002900surplus
2Paddock 227502707on-target
3Paddock 325202514on-target
4Paddock 521502321behind
5Paddock 420502129on-target
6Paddock 619501936on-target
7Paddock 718001743on-target
8Paddock 816001550on-target

Ahead (consider silage): Paddock 1

Behind the wedge: Paddock 5

Indicative pasture model for decision support — targets follow DairyNZ guidance. Not a substitute for a nutritionist or vet.