Satellite Mapping for the Grazing Revolution
Satellite Mapping for the Grazing Revolution
Mid Lachlan Landcare is proposing to use satellite imagery and mapping systems to facilitate their Growing the Grazing Revolution members with weekly estimates on pasture biomass and groundcover.
Collaborations -
LP015-005
The issue
Graziers interested in forage budgeting ask themselves several key questions: What are my ground cover and pasture biomass levels? How does my feed on offer compare to last month? How many grazing days do I have available in each paddock and across my enterprise? When will the mob hit the target weight?
Informed decisions on animal movements are key to grazing profitability.
The solution
Cibo Labs Pty Ltd is an agricultural data analytics company which is bringing a new approach to monitoring Australia's grazing lands aimed at underpinning more profitable farms and more sustainable landscapes. Cibo labs is using world-leading satellite imagery services and data to help producers monitor and manage their grazing lands.
Their PastureKey Service delivers a Five-Day Pasture Biomass and Ground Cover report for every farm paddock which can bring decisions on animal movements ahead by six weeks.
Their MyFarmKey online application can provide a verified property boundary (based on cadastre) and generate a report for the property boundary over the last 30 years, accessing satellite imagery of groundcover and tree cover change.
The impact
Cibo Labs Pasture Key Service:
- gives weekly estimates of biomass and ground cover.
- monitors kilos of dry matter, pasture growth rates and ground cover.
Cibo Labs MyFarm Key Service:
- tracks satellite imagery of groundcover and tree cover change over the past thirty years.
Has potential to:
- track land condition over time and carbon accumulation in soil.
- demonstrate sustainability across individual farmland and regional landscapes.
Key facts
- Growing the Grazing Revolution is now in negotiations to offer their group a special group rate for this mapping service.
- Mid Lachlan Landcare will potentially be able to detail accurate improvements in regional groundcover over the past 30 years to use in future reports and grant applications.