A tool to aid farmer decision-making
The tool is a web-based app for dairy farmers and consultants to aid decision-making, using data on the herbicide responses of Giant buttercup (Ranunculus acris), pasture grasses and clovers combined with user-inputted data to aid in choosing the right herbicide to control the weed in dairy pastures.
The tool requires input values for:
- Giant buttercup cover
- Pasture eaten
- Cost of herbicide and application
- Pasture drymatter conversion to milksolids
- Stocking rate
- Herd lactation length
- Clover content
- Pasture utilisation
- Cost of fertiliser
- Milk solids payout
