How to use the extended grazing planner
The Extended Grazing Planner lets you schedule several days of grazing for a paddock in one go, so Pio can gradually eat the pasture down to your desired residual.
Quick-start Video
Create a multi-day grazing record
- Open the Grazing To-do List on the Farm Dashboard.
- For the relevant herd, select an open feed slot to start a new grazing record.
- Choose the paddock to grazing (map, list, or feed wedge view).
- Set the Start and Finish dates to cover the full period the stock will remain in the paddock.
- Review the details, then click Save All.
How it works: Pio reduces the paddock’s pasture cover linearly from the cover on the Start Date to your post-grazing residual on the Finish Date.
Other tips with the extended grazing planner
- This feature works by reducing the pasture cover over a period of time. For example, the pasture cover at the point of grazing (Start Date) to the desired post grazing residual at the end of the grazing (End Date).
- Using your mouse, hover over rows or columns on the extended grazing planner to select or deselect specific feed slots as desired.
- On a touch device, tapping the column or row heading with select or deselect the relevant feed slots.
Frequently Asked Questions
| Question | Answer |
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My pasture cover drops straight away even though stock are still in the paddock—why? |
It’s likely each grazing was entered separately. Create one record covering the entire stay (set correct Start and Finish dates). Pio then reduces cover gradually across all feed slots. |
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Can I shorten or extend the grazing after it’s saved? |
Yes, edit the record, by removing the last grazing record, or creating one more grazing. Don't worry if the numbers aren't exact as they'll sort out on the next pasture reading. |