Forage budgeting is the action of predicting the amount of pasture available and livestock demand for feed over a set period of time.
A forage budget by itself does nothing to improve management. It is the action resulting from the budget that is critical.
Calculating forage budgets helps strategic grazing management decisions that will improve grazing efficiency and allow for residual pasture at the end of the period.
Key benefits of completing a forage budget:
- Increase your productivity by making informed and timely grazing management decisions.
- Better manage stock numbers to increase the utilisation of available pasture.
- Ensure there is enough residual pasture at the end of the grazing period.
- Improvements in land condition and productivity.
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