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EverGraze Tools & Calculators
The following tools and calculators are to assist you to make informed decisions for your enterprise.
EverGraze Feed Budget and Rotation Planner
A new calculator developed by EverGraze to help you to plan your rotational grazing systems, determine appropriate stocking rates, calculate your pasture growth rates, determine how long your paddocks will last and calculate the most economical ration for your stock. This is a trial version of the tool and we would like your feedback if you find any discrepancies whilst using the tool. Please contact Kate Sargeant kate.sargeant@dpi.vic.gov.au
You may need to lower the security settings on your excel to make the macros work. If you are unsure how to do this, type "enable macros" into the help menu.
Download the calculator here (2.4MB)
EverGraze Pasture improvement calculator
A new calculator to help work out the costs and benefits of resowing pastures has been developed by EverGraze. Called the “Pasture improvement calculator”, the tool allows inputs of costs of resowing, the benefits of the resown pastures to livestock, soils and the environment at any given financial values (ie different interest rates, tax rates, gross margins etc). The tool uses Microsoft Excel and allows comparison of two different resowing options compared to current practice.
Download the calculator here (3MB)
MLA Tools
The following tools have been developed by the MLA. Clicking on the link will open a window to the correct area of the MLA website.
Feed demand calculator
The MLA Feed Demand Calculator is a learning tool developed by MLA and the CSIRO as part of the More Beef from Pastures programme. The calculator allows producers to gain an appreciation of the pattern of feed supply and demand over a twelve-month period, the location of “feed gaps” and the ways in which modifying the livestock enterprise might help to close these gaps. To find out more, click here
Cost of production - beef
An interactive, 'do-it-yourself' tool to help beef producers figure out their cost of production (CoP) and compare their performance annually. To find out more, click here.
Cost of production - lamb
An interactive, 'do-it-yourself' tool kit to help lamb and sheep producers figure out their cost of production (CoP) and compare their performance annually. To find out more, click here.
Stocking rate calculator
This calculator has been designed to help work out the number of animals you should put into a paddock. To find out more, click here.
Calving histogram calculator
The calving histogram has been developed to help you measure the performance of your herd management for calving. To find out more, click here
Rainfall to pasture growth outlook tool
Developed with leading beef and sheep producers, the Rainfall to Pasture Growth Outlook Tool shows actual rainfall and indices of soil moisture and pasture growth for the past 9 months and an outlook for the next 3 months for over 3300 locations across southern Australia. To find out more, click here
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