Paddock Inventory

Overview

Add Paddock

Update Paddock

Disable Paddock

Overview

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This screen provides a simple way to capture attributes about each of your paddocks and easily update them to monitor production and available feed. The paddocks added and updated here, provide the basis for determining $/MJME per paddock in the Paddock / Feed Costs screen and for the number of feed days available in the Feed Planning screen. Note - there are many abbreviations used in this and other Feed Planning screens, click here for definitions.

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This screen covers:

1. How to add a Paddock

2. How to update a Paddock

3. How to disable and enable a Paddock

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Add Paddock

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The first time the Paddock Inventory button is selected from the Home screen after installation, it will present the following screen.

To add a Paddock

1. Select the ADD PADDOCK button

2. This will open a wizard to enter

• Paddock Name - the system will check that entry is unique. If it is a duplicate to an existing Paddock, it will ask you to modify your entry..

• Paddock Productive Area (ha)

• (Early 2019 release will include a Terrain page - (Flat, Rolling, Steep, High Country with definitions) - will impact feed req calculations)

• Forage Type - options: Crops, Green Feeds, Herbs, Lucerne or Pasture

• Forage - options to select from will be based on Forage Type selected previously

• ME - a default amount will be pre-populated based on Forage selected with the option to manually modify this based on provided references

• kg DM/ha - depending on the Forage selected, this will present one of the following options:

  • Source of kg DM/ha​ - the following Forage Type/Forage combinations the following tools to calculate the kg DM/ha (Herbs-Plantain, Lucerne-all, Pasture-all)

    • Height conversion​ - enter up to 8 sample heights and the tool will calculate the average kg DM/ha for the Forage

    • Plate meter measurements - enter up to 8 plate meter measurements and the tool will calculate the average kg DM/ha for the Forage

  • kg DM/ha - a blank field to enter this based on the measurement method described on the screen

• Stock Out Level (kd DM/ha) - Depending on the Forage Type/Forage and method for determining the kd DM/ha, this will either present

  • A blank field to enter the stock out height and the tool will calculate the kg DM/ha

  • A blank field to directly enter the stock out kg DM/ha based on the references provided

• Utilization % - a default amount will be pre-populated with the option to manually modify this based on provided references.

3. After you select COMPLETE, the wizard will be removed and some of the wizard entries will be added to a new row below the header along with calculations of Available kg DM and Available MJME for the Paddock

Note: Early 2019 release will include a mechanism to define the daily growth rate for paddocks and increase the available kg DM and MJME every day based on it. There will be a function to establish default growth rate for all paddocks on the farm along with the ability to modify this at a paddock by paddock level. 

Update Paddock

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Selecting the three dots at the end of any Paddock row will present a menu with Update Paddock as one of the options. 

To update a Paddock

1. Select the three dots at the end of the row button

2. This will open the same wizard that is used to add a paddock (described above) except each page will contain the latest details

3. Go through each of the wizard pages and update any of the existing information

4. Once you select COMPLETE from the Review screen, the system will

• Update the Paddock row with current details and update the Available kg DM and MJME

• Place a record of the updates in the Paddock history that can be accessed by selecting any part of the Paddock row or the expand arrow at the end of the row​

Note: Any updates that result in a lower Available kg DM or MJME than the previous entry will result in the difference between the current and previous amounts being captured as paddock production. ​A running total of the previous 12 months production is displayed in the Paddock / Feed Costs screen.

Disable Paddock

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1. Select the three small dots at the end of the Paddock row

2. Select Disable - this will remove the Paddock from the list

3. To see all disabled Paddocks,  select the three small dots at the top right of the screen and select Show Disabled

4. This will display disabled Paddocks which can be easily differentiated based on light gray (vs. black) text
5. To enable disabled Paddocks, select the three dots at the end of the row - this will show Enable​
6. Select this and the Paddock will be enabled (indicated by black vs. light gray text and Disable vs. Enable menu option)