New technologies to help dairy farmers measure pasture

Currently just 10% of Australian dairy farmers are estimated to measure their pasture. The Pasture Smarts project aims to improve this statistic by helping farmers to utilise new technologies. “There are incredibly simple and very complicated options for farmers,” says Dr Elizabeth Morse-McNabb of Agriculture Victoria, project leader of the project. “But none of them gives them an answer straight away.” Drones have proven to be as accurate as the traditional