NIRS device to measure nutrient in pasture

A fast new way of checking nutrient levels in grasslands allows farmers to quickly monitor changes in pasture nutrients and adapt their animals’ grazing methods accordingly. By cutting the analysis time from around 16 hours to less than a minute, this “relatively cheap and easy approach will greatly improve the sustainable management of grasslands – the main form of agriculture in many parts of the world, and a cheap and affordable source of nutrients for ruminant livestock that in turn p