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What crops in OverseerFM meet "grass fed" standards?
With the launch of the MPI Grass-Fed Administrative Standards in June 2025 OverseerFM has moved on from the the old draft AsureQuality Grass-Fed Standard and now uses the terms of the MPI dairy and...
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Workaround for "nutrient budget does not balance" - when issue is created by cut & carry allocations
On crop blocks, the software allows users to select the "cut and carry" defoliation option with the destination set to "on pastoral blocks", even when the selected animals (e.g., dairy) are not pre...
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2023 - Thompson et al. - Trends in nitrogen loss from Canterbury dairy farms
This independent analysis of 1,269 farm records in OverseerFM from dairy farms in Canterbury shows a 27.5 per cent decrease in mean nitrogen loss per hectare over five years to 2021-22. The analysi...
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Error messages
If you see a red ‘!’ it means you that on that page further data needs to be entered to generate results. If you see an orange ‘!’ it means data that is not compulsory has not been entered and you...
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How to track changes made to an analysis
Each time a change is made to an analysis, the data is replaced, and an Audit log is written to record who made the change and when it was made. This is also where you can see if results have chang...
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Overview of OverseerFM
OverseerFM is New Zealand software that enables farmers and growers to improve nutrient use on farms, delivering better environmental outcomes and better farm profitability. Various forms of Overse...
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How to add soil test data
Advice: Soil tests at depth 0-7.5 cm should be used for pastoral blocks and 15cm for crop blocks. Enter the average of as many tests as possible over the time the described system is in place. Soi...
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GHG overview
OverseerFM uses detailed farm management data and your farm's physical characteristics to estimate methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (NO2), and cardon dioxide (CO2) emissions for the farm by source. Thi...
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How fertiliser inputs impact the model
Summary Different types of fertiliser can be added to blocks by month. Overseer defines a set of products and their nutrients for the major NZ fertiliser companies. If there is not an appropriate ...
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How do I download my reports?
The Farm Summary and Farm details reports can be downloaded from the Reports tab within an analysis. To do this follow the steps below: 1. Log in to OverseerFM, find the farm account you are wantin...