Spring Rotation Planner
Create a spring rotation plan that matches pasture supply with herd demand, helping you manage pasture through early spring and set up production for the season.
Take the guesswork out of grazing management
The Spring Rotation Planner provides guidelines for allocating pasture to cope with the milking herd increasing and the dry herd shrinking. It helps:
- Stay on track during the first grazing rotation after calving.
- Maintain enough pasture to maximise spring growth.
- Improve pasture quality for future rotations.
- Reduce spring feed deficits and make better use of supplements.
- Ensure feeding levels reflect stage of lactation.
Get the most from the Spring Rotation Planner
The guide explains how the planner works, why spring rotation planning matters, and how to interpret the results. It's a useful reference before or while using the planner.
Find the Spring Rotation Planner that's right for you
Standard planner
Everything in the online planner, plus:
- Compare actual pasture cover against Spring Rotation Planner (SRP) targets.
- Adjust your grazing plan to stay on track.
- Allocate grazing areas across multiple mobs.
Advanced planner
Includes all Standard version features, plus:
- Create a detailed spring feed budget.
- Forecast the impact of changing pasture growth.
- Calculate supplement requirements.
- Optimise pasture and supplement allocation throughout spring.
Online planner
This version is best for:
- Creating a quick planner graph for printing and sharing with the team.
- If you use your own area allocation tool or system and just need area and rotation per day.
- Quickly plotting different scenarios of starting rotation and balance date for comparison.
- For experienced users who just need graphs for each calving period to monitor.
Additional resources
Resources to help you manage pasture and set up production for the season.