Check out this video to learn how to get started:
Mobile App 📱
Navigate to the Map > Paddocks (top middle) > select the green pencil icon to open the Farm Map Editor.
Pivots
Our Pivots tool can allow you to quickly map out any circular pivot paddocks you have. Simply tap on the green + button and select Pivot.
This will launch the pivot drawing tool. Tap the blue Add button at the middle point of your pivot. Drag the map to form your desired circle size.
Tap Undo to start again or Save to confirm your shape.
Web App 💻
Navigate to Farm Map > + Add > Paddock By...
If you have a importable file with all your paddocks instead of adding the paddock manually, view this articles for next steps.
Paddock Geometry Warning?
If the paddock shape you've drawn is invalid, you will receive a warning (see below). The paddock can be saved but on our backend the paddock will be adjusted so it's not in an invalid shape. This should make limited difference to your map.
Snap On to a Neighbouring Fence Line
As you draw your points for your paddock, it will attempt to Snap On any existing and nearby fence line so you can easily line up your neighbouring paddocks.
If you zoom in, the Snap On distance will reduce allowing for finer control for selecting your points.
This functionality can also be disabled by deselecting the Snap On button in the menu with a magnet.
Pivots
Select “Pivot” instead of “Paddock” in the menu.
Then use the same drawing tools to place a point at the centre of the pivot, and one at the edge.
That’s it! The tool will fill out the circle for you.
Setting up your paddocks to represent what happens on farm is important for making your record keeping easy.
Land Use
When creating a paddock you get the option to select its Land Use. This helps you identify if your paddock is being used for cropping, grazing or hay. Land Use also covers Feedlots, Yards, Pens, Vegetation and Laneways. See the article on area and landmarks for further information on these types.
Your paddock state can be edited at any time through the paddock editor. We recommend having your paddocks Land Use represent what it is being used for in the present, rather than past or future uses.
For grazing and cropping paddocks you can change the feed on offer (FOO) and determine your grazing days remaining. See Grazing Planning for more.
Pasture/Crop Type
We have an expansive pasture/crop type list, type the desired species into the search bar (on both the app and web). You can select the predominate species or add a mix, with their mix ratio. This will all be reflected in the paddock's description.
Contact the support team if there's a pasture/crop type on your property but not available on our current catalogue.
Pasture Energy
Available on Performance Plans only
We can estimate the energy available in your paddocks. It’s shown as Pasture Energy, in megajoules of metabolisable energy per kilogram of dry matter (MJ ME / kg DM). This can be used to see how well a paddock can meet the energy needs of the animals grazing it.
Setting the growth stage
When you select a pasture/crop type in the paddock editor, a Growth Stage slider appears. It runs from Vegetative, through Flowering, to Senesced. Drag the slider to show where your pasture is in its lifecycle. As you move it, the Dry Matter Digestibility (DMD) value updates.
If your paddock has a mix of species, one slider sets the growth stage for all types by default. To set a different stage for each species, turn on the Individual toggle. Each crop type then gets its own slider and DMD value. The Mix DMD at the top shows the combined value, weighted by each species’ mix ratio.
Viewing Pasture Energy on a paddock
Once saved, the paddock card shows Pasture Energy.
Hover over the information ('i') icon for a breakdown that includes:
each species, its mix ratio and its growth stage the
ME available, plus the range across the plant’s lifecycle
DMD, crude protein (CP) and neutral detergent fibre (NDF), each with its range
Select View sources to see the research references behind the modelled values for each species.
You can also see DMD, DMD range, crude protein, NDF, Pasture Energy and growth stage for all your paddocks at once in the Paddocks table. Sort by any column to compare paddocks.
How is ME calculated?
ME is calculated from DMD using a standard conversion:
ME (MJ/kg DM) = 0.172 × DMD (%) − 1.707
These estimates are based on a predicted model and may differ to your actual pastures. For the most accurate picture, update the growth stage as your pasture changes through the season via the paddock details
Feedlots
You can draw out your feedlot onto AgriWebb. This enables you to track livestock movements and records. See our Feedlotting article for a step by step guide.
Adding, Editing and Deleting Paddocks
You can do all of these things on both the Web and Mobile App. See more articles on Paddock actions here:
Reporting hacks - adding pre-fixes to your paddock names
Measuring Grazable Areas in AgriWebb
AgriWebb does not have a dedicated tool for zoning specific areas within a paddock. However, you can use the following workaround to measure grazable areas:
Create a temporary paddock polygon over the existing paddock to outline the grazable zone.
The map will instantly display the area (in hectares) of the temporary polygon.
Use this area value to update the paddock’s Grazable Area field in the "Edit Details" section.
Discard the temporary polygon after noting the area value. This method allows you to accurately measure and record grazable areas without permanently altering your paddock maps.
Print Map
You can also download/print off your farm map as an image, head into Paddocks > Print > Print as Map:
Then you can choose how you'd like the map to be displayed:
You can use a paddock to monitor and record many other things including animals on or agistment or tracking fuel use. See below for more information on these.