--- title: Understanding Cover Confidence description: Cover Confidence --- [Skip to content](https://help.pasture.io/understanding-cover-confidence-#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 Cover Confidence ## Cover Confidence helps you understand how reliable the cover shown for a paddock is likely to be. When a paddock has a recent grazing or harvest record, Pasture.io has a stronger reference point for the cover it shows. When a paddock goes a long time without a recorded grazing or harvest, the reported cover can become less certain and may start to drift away from what you are seeing on farm. **Why you might see it** Cover Confidence is designed to help on longer rotations. You may see it when a pasture paddock has gone a while without an updated grazing or harvest record and the Long Rotation Model is turned on. **What it is not** - It is not a grazing recommendation - It does not mean the cover is definitely wrong - It does not mean there is a problem with the paddock - It is simply a signal to use a little more care and check your records   **Where you will see it** 1. **In Model Settings,** where you can read more about what each level means **![](https://help.pasture.io/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Mar-27-2026-12-38-40-1740-AM.png?width=570&height=341&name=image-png-Mar-27-2026-12-38-40-1740-AM.png)**     2. In **Paddocks \> Reports \> List** as a coloured dot beside the paddock ![](https://help.pasture.io/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Mar-27-2026-12-31-58-6787-AM.png?width=234&height=582&name=image-png-Mar-27-2026-12-31-58-6787-AM.png) 3. In the **paddock preview**, where you will see a clearer explanation  **The Cover Confidence levels**   ![](https://help.pasture.io/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Mar-27-2026-12-33-27-3468-AM.png?width=388&height=103&name=image-png-Mar-27-2026-12-33-27-3468-AM.png) - **Orange:** Cover confidence *reducing* You may start to see this after around **2 months** without a recorded grazing or harvest. This means the reported cover may be starting to drift from current paddock conditions. What to do:    - Check your grazing and harvest records are up to date   ![](https://help.pasture.io/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Mar-27-2026-12-35-00-5296-AM.png?width=388&height=144&name=image-png-Mar-27-2026-12-35-00-5296-AM.png) - **Red:** Cover confidence *reduced* You may see this as the gap gets closer to around **3 to 4 months**. This means the reported cover may differ more noticeably from what you are seeing on farm. What to do:      - Use a bit more care with the cover shown      - Make sure recent grazings or harvests have been recorded   ![](https://help.pasture.io/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Mar-27-2026-12-35-53-4899-AM.png?width=398&height=117&name=image-png-Mar-27-2026-12-35-53-4899-AM.png) - **Purple:** Cover confidence *low*  You may see this after a very long gap, usually **more than around 4 months**. This means the reported cover may no longer reflect current paddock conditions well.  What to do:      - Add any missing grazing or harvest records       - Enter a manual cover if needed to bring the reading back in line    **What you should do when you see it** If you see a Cover Confidence indicator: 1. Check whether a grazing or harvest has happened but has not been recorded 2. Add any missing records 3. If the paddock has genuinely gone a long time without one of those events, enter a manual cover if needed 4. Use your own on-farm judgement alongside the reported cover   **Why this matters** Keeping grazing and harvest records up to date helps [Pasture.io](http://Pasture.io) keep the reported cover more in line with what is happening in the paddock. That gives you more confidence when planning grazing and making feed decisions. 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