Advancing and Managing a Rotation

Once a grazing rotation is set up, moving the herd to the next paddock is a single click — Cattle360 updates the animals’ pasture assignment and the rotation’s progress together.

How to Move to the Next Paddock

1. Go to Pastures → Rotations.
2. Find the rotation and click its move button, or open the rotation to use the move button on its detail page.

The button’s label changes depending on the rotation’s state:

• Start Rotation — The rotation hasn’t begun yet; this starts it on the first paddock.
• Move N Animal(s) to Next Paddock — Moves the animals currently on the paddock to the next one in the sequence.
• Advance (No Animals Here) — The current paddock has no animals on it; this advances the rotation’s position without moving any animals.

Viewing Rotation Details

1. Click a rotation card (not its move button) to open its detail page.

The detail page shows a visual chart of every paddock in sequence — each box shows the paddock’s order, name, acreage, status, and current Head/Acre and Animal Units/Acre — connected by arrows, with a loop indicator showing the rotation cycles back to the first paddock. The same due/overdue banner and move button from the list page appear here too.

Editing or Deleting a Rotation

1. Open the rotation’s detail page.
2. Click Edit to change the name, target days, or paddock order/list — this reopens the same form used to create the rotation.
3. Click Delete to remove the rotation. This does not delete the pastures themselves.

Tips

• Move animals through the rotation, not the pasture screen. Using the rotation’s move button keeps the rotation’s progress and due dates in sync with actual animal movement.
• Check in when a paddock has no animals. If you moved animals manually and the current paddock is now empty, use Advance to keep the rotation’s position correct.
• Watch for the overdue indicator. It’s your cue that the herd has been on a paddock longer than your target and it may be time to move them.