Australian Feedbase Monitor

The Australian Feedbase Monitor (AFM) is a new grazing management tool which gives land managers satellite insights into their feed capabilities.

How can you use the AFM?

View insightful satellite data about your property’s feed capabilities which is:

• generated from European Space Agency’s Sentinel 2 mission
• at a farm-level, with rolling monthly pasture biomass estimates updated every five days

Receive data overlays for your farm’s pasture biomass and ground cover at 1ha resolution for:

• total standing dry matter (TDSM) – the distribution of predicted TSDM as kg/ha across each land parcel
• ground cover – the percentage of plant material, either alive or dead on or near the soil surface.

Use this data to:

• understand the trends across your property’s pasture base, including rainfall, ground cover and biomass
• support more objective and accurate feed budgeting, leading to sustainable grazing management decisions
• improve planning and responsiveness to seasonal changes
• identify under-performing areas on your property.