THE launch last November of the satellite-based Australian Feedbase Monitor is providing valuable new tools for beef producers to use in decision-making around drought management this spring.
A joint project between Cibo Labs and Meat & Livestock Australia, the Feedbase Monitor offers producers a tool to accurately assess pasture biomass at a property and paddock level. An entry level (lower resolution) service is free for MLA members, but a higher resolution, paddock-scale version is available on a subscription basis.
The Feedbase Monitor platform was not yet launched when Eastern…