--- title: Understanding “Used For” Statuses in Paddock Settings description: Discover what every “Used For” status means—Forage (Pasture), Forage (Other), Fodder, Crop, Fallow, None and Sacrifice—so you can filter paddocks correctly and keep your reports, feed-wedge and grazing moves accurate. --- [Skip to content](https://help.pasture.io/paddock-used-for-status-explained#main-content) English Show submenu for translations [![Pasture.io](https://help.pasture.io/hs-fs/hubfs/logo%20square.jpg?width=100&height=75&name=logo%20square.jpg)](https://pasture.io/) Open main navigation Close main navigation - English Show submenu for translations How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Help Center](https://help.pasture.io/?hsLang=en) 2. [Paddocks](https://help.pasture.io/paddocks?hsLang=en) 3. [Paddock Details](https://help.pasture.io/paddocks?hsLang=en#paddock-details) # Understanding “Used For” Statuses in Paddock Settings ## Understanding “Used For” Statuses in Paddock Settings ### **Why “Used For” matters** When you assign a **Used For** value to a paddock, you’re telling Pasture.io how to treat that block of land in every calculation—from daily growth projections to the paddocks listed in your grazing planner. Choose the right status and your feed-wedge, KPIs, trend charts and reports stay trustworthy; choose the wrong one and you may skew farm-wide decisions. ---   ### **The seven “Used For” options** #### **1. Forage (Pasture)** - **Drives the platform.** Cover and growth are stored, projected and shown everywhere (feed-wedge, KPI, trend charts, etc). - **Grazable.** Appears in the grazing-planner. - **Satellite imagery.** Available as usual. #### **2. Forage (Other)** - **Short-term or specialist forage crops.** E.g. brassicas, fodder beet, kale, etc. - **Metrics suppressed.** Kept out of the feed-wedge and KPIs to avoid distorting pasture trends. - **Still grazable.** Herds can be moved here when the crop is ready. - **Satellite imagery.** Available. #### **3. Fodder** - **Stored crop or conserved feed.** Longer term fodder e.g. maize, sorghum ground awaiting harvest. - **No cover/growth metrics.** Excluded from feed-wedge and KPIs. - **Not grazable.** Omitted from the grazing planner. - **Satellite imagery.** Available. #### **4. Crop** - **Standard broad-acre/arable crops.** Behaves identically to **Fodder** in V2. - **No metrics, not grazable, satellite imagery enabled for NDVI health checks, etc.** #### **5. Fallow** - **Bare or resting ground.** - **No cover/growth metrics.** - **Not grazable.** - **Satellite imagery.** Available. #### **6. None** - **Uncategorised paddock.** Use when you’re unsure or still planning. - **Behaviour equals Fallow:** no metrics, not grazable, satellite imagery enabled. #### **7. Sacrifice** - **Over-grazed or pugged area set aside.** - **Metrics suppressed** to keep low covers from dragging averages down. - **Still grazable** (e.g. for holding or emergency turnout, drought/flooding holding pad, etc.). - **Satellite imagery.** Available. ---   ### **Quick reference table** | **Used For** | **Cover & growth metrics** | **Grazable (shows in planner)** | **Satellite imagery** | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Forage (Pasture) | **Yes** | **Yes** | Yes | | Forage (Other) | No | **Yes** | Yes | | Fodder | No | No | Yes | | Crop | No | No | Yes | | Fallow | No | No | Yes | | None | No | No | Yes | | Sacrifice | No | **Yes** | Yes |   ---   ### **Best-practice tips** 1. **Default to Forage (Pasture)** for any permanent pasture you intend to graze and monitor. 2. Use **Forage (Other)** for short-term forage crops you’ll both graze and keep off your main feed-wedge. 3. Mark silage or hay ground as **Fodder** (or **Crop**) until it returns to grazing rotation (note this isn't for temporarily shutting up silage paddocks, but more for fodder crops such as maize, sorghum, or other crops you may grow). 4. Set unused or bare blocks to **Fallow** (or **None**) to exclude them from all pasture metrics. 5. Reserve **Sacrifice** for areas intentionally being over-grazed or damaged, so you can still park stock there without hurting your feed-wedge. By choosing the appropriate **Used For** status every time you create or edit a paddock, you’ll keep your data tidy, your KPIs meaningful, and your grazing decisions on point. 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