Determine your forage volume, using a compressed Sward Stick.
You may want to take sward stick readings representatively in a ‘W walk’ across your field. You can read more about how to do a W walk here.
What to record
- Value on the Sward Stick which is a pre-calibrated number with units: kg DM/Ha (kg of Dry Matter per Hectare).
- Take 40+ measures
- Photos
Equipment
- Sward Stick
- Clipboard (allows you to ‘compress’ the sward to take the reading)
How to do the test
