As part of the AICC Crop Nutrition Club 2023, this on-farm sugar beet trial tested the effects of applying Blue N and the extent to which its use can compensate for a reduced N rate. The trial was facilitated by a local AICC advisor, with support and Agronomics analysis of Sentinel2 satellite imagery by ADAS.
Results summary: The results suggest that Blue N can mitigate N rate reductions to an extent but not fully compensate for them. There was minimal difference in NDVI between the 100 kg/ha and 90 kg/ha + Blue N treatments indicating that the application of Blue N was contributing around 10 kg N/ha.
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Nitrogen is required annually by most crops (except pulses) to achieve yield and quality. Judging how much N to apply is a key part of nutrient management.
Supporting farmers with robust design and analysis of on-farm experiments in tramline trials.
Farm-centric research generally involves On-Farm Experimentation and may be better described as 'Farm Action Research', i.e. research conducted at least in part by and for beneficiaries who also farm.
On Farm Experimentation (OFE) is increasingly being recognised as having transformative power in improving performance in agricultural systems across the world.
AICC member agronomists are now the preferred source of advice on over 2.2 million hectares, which is almost half of the UK’s arable land, and the demand for it is stronger than ever
Farmers, advisors and researchers working together to understand and improve crop nutrition on-farm
A range of products are commercially available that claim to enable more efficient nutrient uptake, allowing less nutrient to be applied as fertiliser.
AICC Advisors and farmers testing appropriate nitrogen rates and strategies for reduction in light of current high prices. Brought together by the FarmPEP FIP project
