GrassGro - ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION

GrassGro is a computer program that delivers grazing systems research in a useable form to farmers and their advisers. GrassGro is based on decades of field experimentation from across Australia and lets the user focus on the biophysical and business outcomes of management decisions.

Behind GrassGro™s interface, inputs of historical daily weather data drive models of the interacting processes of pasture growth and animal production. Day-to-day changes in water content of soil, pasture growth and decay and responses to grazing are simulated for a chosen enterprise.

The user describes their livestock, management, costs and prices. The animal model familiar to users of the decision support tool GrazFeed is built into GrassGro to predict animal intake and production of wool, meat and milk.

Seasonal and year-to-year variation in pasture and animal production and gross margins are presented in comprehensive reports for analysis of risk.

How to access GrassGro:

GrassGro software is available from the CSIRO Data Access Portal.

• You can download the GrassGro software directly from the CSIRO Data Access Portal
• Install the GrassGro software onto your computer
• When you start GrassGro an Installation ID will appear
• Come back to the CSIRO AgData Shop
• Create an account at CSIRO AgData Shop or log back in using existing account
• Purchase subscription for GrassGro using your Installation ID
• An Access Key will be emailed to you that can be used to activate the software.

Please allow 2-3 business days for your Access Key to be emailed. 

For more detailed information about any of these software tools go to the GRAZPLAN website.