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How is pasture production estimated in OverseerFM?
The Overseer science model first estimates the metabolizable energy (ME) requirements of animals on the farm (based on type, numbers, productivity etc.), it then allocates them all the ME available...
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How to enter pasture details
Advice Choose dominant pasture type Use ryegrass if pasture type not available Use default for hydrophobicity unless you have good reason to change it. Use farmer knowledge for the susceptib...
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How to add blocks
A block sets the farm up into similarly managed land parcels, and determines their climate and soil characteristics (and forestry details for Tree blocks).After creating a new analysis, the only op...
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How does OverseerFM get to the kgCO2e results which are presented?
A simple way of explaining how Overseer models GHG emissions is available in the Methane Technical Manual Chapter, Figure 1: The emissions from the component parts of the farm system are calcula...
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Why do I have a negative value for N removed as product?
Negative product removed numbers can occur when there is a net gain in the live weight of animals. Typically this is seen when source is 'Brought' and they 'Remain on-farm'. Also for pastoral block...
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The Farm Impact Report
The Farm Impact Report can be generated using the Compare button on the analyses page or from the Farm Summary report page. The Farm Summary summarizes all information about the farm. From th...
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How are fertiliser products with Urease Inhibitors treated within OverseerFM
Various urease inhibitors (UIs) have been used over the last 30 years to reduce ammonia (NH3) losses via volatilisation. Among these, N-(n-butyl) thiophosphoric triamide (nBTPT), sold under the tra...
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Information required for an analysis
OverseerFM assumes that the data entered is a real and reasonable representation of a farming system; which means that the production data entered is in equilibrium with the nutrients brought into ...
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How to save your Farm Details Report as a PDF
To create a PDF of your farm details report, follow the steps below: Select the report settings you want to include (by checking or unchecking the boxes). Then click on the Print button (highlight...
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How do I register in OverseerFM?
Registering as a user of OverseerFM is free. The OverseerFM annual subscription fee applies to Farm Accounts. To register as user in OverseerFM please go to https://fm.overseer.org.nz/#/pub/registe...