Pastures Overview
The Pastures feature in Cattle360 lets you manage your land, track which animals are in each pasture, record crops and maintenance, and view pasture boundaries on a map.
What Are Pastures?
A pasture represents a defined area of land on your operation. Each pasture can track:
- Location and boundaries — Draw pasture boundaries on a map with coordinate data.
- Acreage — Record the size of the pasture.
- Pasture type — Classify the type of pasture (e.g., improved, native, hay meadow).
- County — Automatically determined from the pasture’s coordinates.
- Animal assignments — Track which animals are currently in the pasture and their movement history.
- Crops — Record crop types and amounts planted or planned.
- Maintenance — Log maintenance activities with dates, costs, and notes.
Where Pastures Appear
- Pastures screen — View all pastures with animal counts and map previews.
- Animal records — Each animal shows its current pasture assignment.
- Smart group criteria — Pasture assignments can be used as filters for smart groups.
Getting Started
- Create a pasture — Add a new pasture with a name, type, and acreage.
- Map the boundaries — Draw the pasture on the map to define its location.
- Assign animals — Move animals to the pasture to start tracking their location.