PET-Forage

PET- Forage contains photo-indicators for rangeland forages provides a means of estimating the dry matter yield of rangeland grasses and stovers.  The methodology used to assess the rangeland forages follows that used by PET- Crops.

PET-Forage is available on the PET app and covers the following grasses and stovers:

Alet Grass

Star Grass

Thatching Grass

Mixed Grasses

Annual Grasses

Perennial Grasses

Sorghum Stover

Maize Stover

PET-Forage is also available as part of the PET-Livestock manuals, which can be found here.

These PET App Videos, which are step-by-step guides on how to use the different components of the app, provide insight into how the methodology works:

PET Forage Walking Transect Video Guide

PET Forage DrivingTransect Video Guide