Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction

    • Welcome to the course!
  • 2

    The Rising Plate Meter

    • What is a rising plate meter?

    • How to assemble a rising plate meter

    • Measure pasture with a rising plate meter

    • Rising plate meter limitations

    • Pasture measurement spreadsheet
  • 3

    Site-specific Calibration

    • Why create a site-specific calibration?

    • Calibration considerations

    • How to clip for calibration

    • How to dry forage samples with a microwave oven or Koster tester