Wondering how to improve your nitrogen use efficiency?

Nitrogen use efficiency helps to understand the relationships between the total nitrogen input compared to the nitrogen output. This is complex, involving uptake, metabolism and redistribution, however adopting a complete crop nutrition strategy allows improvements to be made resulting in better efficiency, profitability and sustainability. Join our webinar where Mark Tucker, Head of Agronomy and Natalie Wood, Country Arable Agronomist will take you through how to improve nitrogen use efficiency on your farm.

Topics covered include

  • How much nitrogen to apply for second applications

  • Tissue testing - why and when

  • Which micronutrients are important at T1 timing

  • How Yara tools can improve your nitrogen use efficiency

Available as an on-demand recording

The live webinar took place on 9th of March 2021  but don't worry if you missed it as the recording is available below to watch on-demand.

Wondering how to improve nitrogen use efficiency

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