PASTORAL - Pasture Optimisation for Resilience and Livelihoods

优质、高产的牧草对高效的畜牧业生产至关重要。目前，农民们在田间行走时带着平板测量仪来评估可供牲畜放牧的牧草生物量。这种方法不能准确反映草场质量，也不太可能反映气候变化下的未来生长情况，从而限制了牧场管理决策的准确性。PASTORAL将卫星数据与先进的算法相结合，通过一个共同设计的平台，每周提供有关草地生物量和碳预算的情报，以提高农场生产力和碳效率。该服务将与英国各地的约100名畜牧农民共同设计，包括有机、可再生农业和传统农业系统的服务测试/开发和示范。

Quality, productive pasture is essential for efficient livestock production. Currently farmers walk their fields with a plate meter to assess grass biomass available for livestock grazing. This approach does not accurately reflect field quality, nor likely future growth under climate change, limiting accuracy of pasture management decisions.PASTORAL combines satellite data with advanced algorithms, delivering weekly intelligence on grass biomass and carbon budgets through a co-designed platform to increase farm productivity and carbon efficiency.The service will be co-designed with c.100 livestock farmers across England, with service testing/development and demonstration across organic, regenerative agriculture and conventional farming systems.