Farm overview
Initial estimate based on your details: 480 cows, 25–30 L milk/day, 1–3 kg supplementary feed DM/cow/day and an estimated 135–140 ha grazing platform. Confirm field areas and grass covers before using allocations.
1. Herd & grass settings
2. Next grazing recommendation
Recommendation is based on recorded rest days and your target rest period. Always check grass cover, residual, access, weather and soil conditions in the field.
3. Farm map & grass recovery
1. Upload your farm map. 2. Choose a field number. 3. Zoom in with ＋ and tap around the field edge. 4. Press Finish field to save it. To change a boundary, choose that field and draw it again. Use Undo point if you make a mistake.
Every field shows a recovery percentage from 0% to 100%, and its colour gets darker each day as the recorded rest period advances toward your target. The app updates the day count automatically from the “Last grazed” date. This is a time-based planning estimate—not a measurement of actual grass growth from satellite imagery.
Map image and traced field boundaries are saved locally in this browser on this device.
4. Paddock records
Enable only fields used by the milking herd. Add the correct area and days since last grazing. Fields covered by red markings on your map should be excluded. No field areas are assumed by this app.
| Use | Field | Area ha | Rest days | Recovery % | Last grazed |
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Choose a Ballykitt Farm JSON backup previously exported from this app. Restoring replaces the current app records, so export a backup first.
5. Daily grazing diary
Record each grazing allocation after morning or evening milking. Logging an entry updates that field’s last-grazed date and starts its recovery clock. Use actual field observations to decide whether to graze.
Recent grazing history
No grazing entries yet. Save your first allocation above.
6. Mastitis & affected teat register
Record the cow number, affected quarter(s), and date first noticed. Select one or more quarters on the simple udder diagram. This is a recording tool, not a diagnosis or treatment guide; follow your farm protocol and veterinary advice.
Tap affected teat(s)
Recent mastitis records
No mastitis records saved yet.
8. Daily farm checklist
Tick off the jobs for today. Checklist ticks are saved on this device and reset automatically when the date changes.
7. Autumn closing tracker
Use this to track fields closed for spring. Close fields progressively according to local advice, grass growth, soil type, expected housing date and spring demand.