DairyFeedbase - Future Forage Value Index

The Forage Value Index (FVI) rating system helps Australian dairy farmers and their advisers make more informed decisions when selecting cultivars. It provides an accurate, reliable and independent assessment of the potential economic value of perennial ryegrass cultivars in different dairy regions of south-east Australia. This project will develop a ‘next generation’ Forage Value Index (FVI) for the Australian dairy industry that delivers at least 20% more value. Value will be created through provision of additional traits (such as persistence and nutritive characteristics), enhanced measurement technologies based on new advances in the automated measurement of pasture dry matter yield and nutritive characteristics, and the deployment of genomic tools in the prediction of cultivar performance across a broader range of species and environments.