pastures in practice, as was done in the proceeding calibration trial. The importance <strong>of</strong> observing sward heights within the whole range <strong>of</strong> interest, e.g. 0-200mm, should be emphasized. Having numerous observations, evenly distributed, within this range can be advantageous since possible trend changes in the dry matter to height relationship could be detected. 14
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