A new software program has been launched to help give livestock producers access to optimal pasture management.
The new tool MaiaGrazingLITE, provides producers with a new free program for record keeping, compliance and ways to manage pastures.
Whilst the MaiaGrazingPRO grazing and livestock management system has been in commercial use since 2015, this is the first time that producers will have access to its base functionality in a free version.
Maia Technology chief executive officer Peter Richardson said MaiaGrazingLITE should be the standard available to all producers and at no cost.
“Offering this functionality at no cost is quite a departure from traditional thinking. We see the greatest value of decision support tools being in the analytic capability that comes with MaiaGrazingPRO and the free version is an easy first step on this journey,” he said.
MaiaGrazingLITE had a soft launch at Beef Australia and is co-funded by Meat and Livestock Australia Donor Company.
“Regardless of the grazing methods adopted on farm, the new tool is an objective way to record livestock treatments, track mob movements and grazing capacity, and see them on a map. In addition, users can monitor rainfall and pasture use,” Mr Richardson said.
“It is hard to make good decisions without good data. The knowledge built up in MaiaGrazing can assist with decisions about livestock purchases or de-stocking in dry periods as well as simply bringing together all the information needed for compliance when completing documents like National Vendor Declarations or Biosecurity Plans,” he said.
The software is designed to enable all livestock producers to adopt tools that will support their decision making and enhance profitability and sustainability.
“It furthers our mission to give all livestock producers the data to allow them to obtain the best possible production outcomes, without degrading their land,” Mr Richardson said.
