Grass measurement for Irish farms
Walk the farm with your phone instead of a plate meter. Pasture Ai returns cover in kg DM/ha plus DM%, CP%, ME and NDF% for every paddock you photograph.
Built for weekly grass walks and tight spring rotation planning.
- No plate meter
- Works offline in the paddock
- Cancel anytime
Inside the app
The same app on your phone in the paddock and in the office on the web — every assessment syncs across both.
Assessment result
Cover in kgDM/ha with DM%, CP%, MJME and NDF% from one photo.
Farm walk & feed wedge
Walk the paddocks and the wedge builds itself as you go.
Saved history
Every assessment stored against the paddock with date and location.
Reports & planning
Growth rate, cover trend and a PDF you can send to staff or a consultant.
How it works in Ireland
Take a photo
Stand over the sward and photograph it with your phone.
Get the numbers
Cover in kgDM/ha plus DM%, CP%, MJME and NDF% in seconds.
Build the picture
Every assessment saves, so growth rate and wedge build themselves.
No hardware
A smartphone is the only device — no plate meter, no sensors.
kg DM/ha, ME and DM% — the units used in Irish grass wedges and feed budgets.
Why Irish farmers use it
Irish grassland farming already runs on measurement — weekly walks, grass wedges and rotation planners are standard practice. The bottleneck is time: a full walk with a plate meter takes most of a morning on a bigger block.
Pasture Ai shortens that. Photograph each paddock as you walk, and cover plus quality are recorded instantly. No clicking, no writing figures on a scrap of paper, no transcribing them later.
Assessments build into a grass wedge and a daily growth rate in kg DM/ha/day, with a PDF you can share with your discussion group or advisor.
Pasture types it handles in Ireland
- Perennial ryegrass swards
- Ryegrass and white clover
- Multispecies swards with plantain and chicory
- Red clover silage ground
Used by farmers across Ireland
- Munster
- Leinster
- Connacht
- Ulster
- Cork
- Tipperary
- Kilkenny
- Galway
Frequently asked questions
Can it replace the weekly plate meter walk?
That is exactly what it is built for. You still walk the paddocks, but you photograph instead of clicking, and quality figures come back alongside cover. Farms often run the app beside the plate meter for a couple of walks to build confidence first.
Does Pasture Ai work on Irish farms?
Yes. Pasture Ai works anywhere you have a phone. The model reads sward height, density, colour and structure from the photo itself, so it is not tied to one country's pasture type.
Do I need a plate meter or any hardware?
No. A smartphone is the only device required. There is no plate meter, no C-Dax, no sensors and no calibration equipment to buy or maintain.
What does it measure?
Pasture cover in kgDM/ha, plus DM%, CP% (protein), MJME and NDF% for feed quality. Every assessment is saved against the paddock with the date and location.
Can I do a whole farm walk?
Yes. Assess each paddock in turn and the Farm Walk plan builds a feed wedge, calculates daily pasture growth rate in kgDM/ha/day and produces a PDF report.
How much does it cost to try?
There is a 7-day free trial. A card is required to start the trial and you can cancel anytime from your Account page or by emailing support@pastureai.ai.
Start measuring pasture in Ireland
Take your first photo today and see cover, DM%, CP%, MJME and NDF% for your own paddocks.
A card is required to start the trial. Cancel anytime from your Account page or email support@pastureai.ai.