About the project

Develops a satellite-assisted tool for forage yield, quality and harvest predictions.

Our mission

CyberGrass 2.0 aims to improve the accuracy and integration of advanced technologies to optimise yield and quality of silage from harvested grass fields. The project recognizes the economic importance of forage production across the NPA region and the lack of adapted decision support tools to help farmers make management decisions that will affect dairy and meat production. CyberGrass 2.0 focuses on three objectives: WP1: Develop a multi-region satellite-assisted management tool to provide forage yield, quality and harvest predictions. WP2: Support low-cost drone-assisted solutions for efficient field scouting, enabling timely interventions. WP3: Explore future technologies to assess grasslands. Through collaboration and strategic implementation, it will integrate a transnational approach that does not currently exist, combining experts, end-users, datasets, and new methods to boost business competitiveness and sustainability of agricultural resources across rural communities.

Partnership

  • Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden  
  • Rural Economy and Agricultural Society Norrbotten-Västerbotten, Sweden 
  • Natural Resources Institute Finland, Finland 
  • Finnish Geospatial Research Institute, Finland 
  • The Icelandic Agricultural Advisory Center, Iceland 
  • Svarmi, Iceland 

 Associated Partners

  • Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research, Norway 
  • Federation of Swedish farmers, Sweden 
  • Pro Agria Eastern Finland, Finland 
  • Växa, Sweden 
  • Specim Spectral Imaging Ltd. Oy, Finland 

Budget

  • Total budget € 1.130.526
  • NPA Funding € 734.842
  • Region Västerbotten Funding € 116.994