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Phone app for pasture management – development of app and web-based version

Project start date: 10 May 2012
Project end date: 22 May 2013
Publication date: 01 October 2013
Project status: Completed
Livestock species: Grassfed cattle, Grainfed cattle
Relevant regions: National
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Summary

B.NBP.0735 - The project developed a first-round version for iPhone and provided it to DEEDI for testing and it is supported by a full working website for data storage and product reference material.  Android and iPhone applications were developed and made available for users on April 15, 2013. More than 500 accounts were registered (the 3 years total target) within 1 month or release. We consider this a great success.
B.GFB.1730: The stocktake app is an app developed for use by producers and service providers in Queensland. It allows users to keep records of land condition and develop pasture budgets.  This Company Managed Activity funded the housing of the Stock Take App on the Amazon Server during 2016-17.

E.IFL.1405 - The Stocktake Plus App is a grazier decision support tool, which allows the user to monitor land condition, stock number and rainfall. It also has a forage budgeting tool to help calculate the right balance of stock to pasture available. Stocktake Plus also produces reports for all records kept, including long-term 'benchmark' carrying capacities for paddocks and properties.  Around 1491 people have registered to use the Stocktake Plus App since its launch in April 2013.
The Stocktake Plus App was developed by the Now Communications Group Pty Ltd for MLA (projects B.NBP.0668 and B.NBP.0735).
B.GFB.1723 - The project provided guidance and expertise to Now Communications who were the service providers to E.IFL.1405 2013-16 StockTake Plus App hosting and maintenance in relation to stabilisation of the Stock Take App.  The project terminated prior to completion.

More information

Project manager: Cameron Allan
Primary researcher: Now Communications Group Pty Ltd