- Optimise yield and quality
- Save time and resources
- Improve the cost effectiveness of nutrient management
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Assess a soil’s ability to supply macro-nutrients
- Interpret soil nutrient test results
- Optimise fertiliser applications at individual crop/field level
- Use organic manures for nutrient supply
- Maximise macro-nutrient uptake and efficiency of use
- See possible roles and benefits of inhibitors, additives and biostimulants
- Understand the rationale and evidence behind spatially variable nutrient management
- Identify micronutrient deficiency the risks of micronutrient deficiency and the likelihood of a response.
Designed for
Farmers, agronomists and technical specialists who want to build on their existing knowledge with the latest science and research evidence to improve the targeting and cost-effectiveness of their combinable crop nutrient management. This course would be
suitable for those who are already FACTS qualified and want to build on this knowledge. For a lower-level course see nutrient management for combinable crops (NM04).
Entry requirements
An advanced course best suited to accomplished practitioners who want to implement the latest agri-tech research and knowledge on farm
Price
£260 +VAT
Duration
A one-day classroom-based course
Date
13/02/2025
Location
Sophi Taylor Building, Niab, Park Farm, Villa Road, Histon, Cambridgeshire, CB24 9NZ
CPD Points
6 Basis; 6 NROSO
Content
Classroom module 1 (half day)
- How macronutrients exist in the soil, and their availability
- Interactions between macronutrients in the soil
- Interpreting the results of soil nutrient testing
- Macronutrient requirements for crop yield and quality
- Adjusting fertiliser applications for soil nutrient supply
- Comparing N recommendation systems, including canopy management
- Calculating P and K requirements from first principles
- The implications of under- or over-fertilising
Classroom module 2 (half day)
- Factors affecting fertiliser efficiency
- Effectiveness of different fertiliser types, inhibitors and other additives
- Contribution of biostimulants to crop nutrition
- Making the most of organic manures
- Spatially variable macronutrient application
- Micronutrient behaviour in soils and plants
- Macro/micro-nutrient interactions
- Micronutrient requirement of crops and understanding responses
- The role of micronutrients in crop health
Trainer
Stuart Knight, Deputy Director, Niab
Course Code
NM01