Knowledge of current pasture production and the ability to accurately predict future production helps livestock farmers with decision-making around pasture supply and feed budgeting. Several pasture forecasting tools are freely or commercially available. This fact sheet summarises the tools that are relevant to South Australian producers.

Download the fact sheet on pasture forecasting tools available for use in South Australia

To provide examples of other applications on the market, a supplementary fact sheet describes tools not currently available for producers in South Australia.

Download the supplementary fact sheet on pasture forecasting tools not available for use in South Australia

Satellite technology in agriculture has become a widely adopted method of viewing and analysing broadacre crops, giving new insights into variability across and between fields. Despite recent, rapid improvements, many growers and agronomists are not making full use of the practical capabilities of maps and insights generated by satellite imagery.

In low-rainfall environments, there is an enormous opportunity for producers to use satellite imagery to change their land management practices to make difficult decisions with greater confidence, especially in harder drought years.

The SA Drought Hub supported Upper North Farming Systems in producing this fact sheet, which explores four very different case studies throughout the Upper North of SA, highlighting how the growers made profitable management decisions through understanding variability.

Download the fact sheet (5MB)

Remote monitoring technologies allow properties to remotely monitor their production systems via the internet. They make use of data to help decision-making on pastoral land in ways that can increase efficiency and save time and money.

Multiple connectivity options exist for remote monitoring, including LoRaWan (Long Range Wide Area Network), satellite, cellular and WiFi. The SA Drought Hub has supported the SA Arid Lands Landscape Board in producing a fact sheet, including case studies, to help pastoralists choose the best system for their needs.

Download the SAAL Remote Monitoring Fact Sheet

Australia’s eight Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hubs were established in 2021 through funding from the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund (FDF), which provides secure, continuous funding for drought resilience initiatives.

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