Grazing land management decision support tool checklist

Here’s a simple checklist for you to identify how these four decision support tools may assist you to make informed decisions about grazing, pasture and land management on your property.

	Decision support tools
Features	FORAGE	VegMachine	FarmMap4D (NRM Spatial Hub)	Stocktake GLM
Property-scale reports on climate, pasture, ground cover	+	–	–	–
Ground cover report - easily explained	–	+	–	–
Ground cover monitoring (satellite imagery)	+	+	+	–
Evaluating management using historical satellite imagery	+	+	+	–
Property mapping (GIS)	–	–	+	–
Property infrastructure inventory	–	–	+	–
Stock management and paddock records	–	–	–	+
Forage budgeting	–	–	–	+
Land condition monitoring	–	–	–	+
Ground cover monitoring (in the paddock)	–	–	–	+

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Topics	Tools and calculators Decision support tools Grazing management

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