Long-term monitoring of pasture dry matter production across fields with different pasture types, as assessed by rising plate meter

This dataset contains estimates of pasture biomass as assessed by a Rising Plate Meter. The data originate from fields on the North Wyke Farm Platform, a national capability in South West England. These fields contained either permanent pasture, a Lolium perenne and Trifolium repens pasture, or a L. perenne only pasture, and all were used as part of a beef and sheep livestock system. Data were collected over 6 years, from April 2018 to March 2024, with either fortnightly (in the summer) or monthly (in the winter) measurements. Multiple measurements were taken per field and per sampling occasion, with the assessor walking in a ‘W’ shaped path across the field. The dataset contains both the individual data points (with latitude and longitude), and the summary for the field per sampling occasion.