StockSmart

StockSmart is a decision-support project that helps ranchers, rangeland managers, and Extension professionals make informed grazing management decisions using long-term, spatially explicit forage production data. The project integrates more than 40 years of remotely sensed forage production data with user-defined management parameters, including pasture boundaries, fencing, water locations, terrain, and livestock movement constraints.

Developed through a collaboration between Washington State University, The University of Arizona, and the US Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station, StockSmart combines rangeland science, remote sensing, GIS, and user-centered design. The tool translates complex datasets from platforms such as the Rangeland Production Monitoring Service and Rangeland Analysis Platform into practical estimates of accessible forage and sustainable stocking rates.

StockSmart allows users to explore management scenarios, evaluate tradeoffs in fencing or water development, and understand spatial and year-to-year variability in forage production. The project supports climate-aware grazing planning and is paired with outreach products such as trainings, webinars, and Extension education to support real-world application.

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