Module 2 Tools

The tools that you can use to improve pasture growth for your farming business will be outlined briefly on this page. It will be explained in more detail if you click on the tool you feel is most relevent to your situation on the left hand corner of the page under the heading Tools.

• Tool 2.01: Mapping pasture zones.

• Tool 2.02: Assessing groundcover.

• Tool 2.03: Assessing soil texture.

• Tool 2.04: Visually identifying soils.

• Tool 2.05: Rainfall patterns.

• Tool 2.06: Measuring water use efficiency.

• Tool 2.07: Field based pasture measurements.

• Tool 2.08: Soil nutrient critical limits.

• Tool 2.09: Pasture nutrient applications.

• Tool 2.10: Soil testing laboratories.

• Tool 2.11:Grazing management tactics.