The ABCD Pasture Condition Guide - Mulga Lands and Mitchell grasslands

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The ABCD land condition framework is a part of the Grazing Land Management (GLM) education package. ABCD is a framework that classes grazing land in four condition classes (A, B, C or D), from good (A) to very poor (D). In GLM training, you learn how to assess the three components of land condition: soil, pasture and woodland condition. The standard assessment for pasture condition is a simple visual inspection. From this inspection, pasture is classed in one of the four ABCD categories. It’s a simple approach, designed for rapid use by land managers. This manual shows how to measure pasture condition more precisely. The improvement comes from making some simple pasture measurements, and using a tool called an ABCD Pasture Chart. This method will suit those who want more detail, or greater confidence in their ability to rate pasture condition. It can be applied to most pastures in the Mitchell grass and Mulga regions of western Queensland.