FORAGE decision support system

FORAGE is an online decision support system that generates and distributes information for rural Lots on Plan greater than one hectare for grazing properties in Queensland. FORAGE provides this information to clients in customised PDF reports via email. Find out how the FORAGE reports can support your grazing management decisions…
FORAGE is an online decision support system that generates and distributes, in customised PDF reports, information for rural Lots on Plan greater than one hectare in area for grazing properties in Queensland.

The reports generated by FORAGE incorporate a number of products such as SILO climate data, satellite imagery and modelled pasture growth, delivering them by email as easy to understand PDF property-scale reports, to help decision-making in grazing land and environmental management.

Download a two-page FORAGE Quick User Guide (PDF, 1 MB), or for more detail, see the full FORAGE User Guide (PDF, 5.5 MB).

Available FORAGE reports include:

Indicative land type report The FORAGE Indicative land type report shows the current version of Grazing Land Management land type mapping (updated February 2019) and the approximate area of each land type with the selected area. Land types are areas of grazing land with similar soil, vegetation and capacity to produce useful feed. The FORAGE Indicative land type report shows the location, size and proportion of land types within a selected Lot(s) on Plan. To read more, click here.

Videos

FORAGE long-term carrying capacity report

This short video explains how carrying capacities are calculated and why they are important for grazing businesses. Watch this video to find out more:

How FORAGE can help land management

This short video introduces the FORAGE land management information system and shows how you might apply FORAGE to your grazing land management decision-making.