Arable crops

With plenty of crops in the ground, and favourable conditions continuing, thoughts might turn to crop nutrition planning for spring. Using tools to help with determining nitrogen rates can be useful in terms of time management and efficient use of fertiliser – potentially saving on costs.

Satellite imagery is a quick and simple way of looking at your fields at this time of year, comparing biomass on different areas/soil types or picking up on potential problem areas within a field. Establishing crops is always a tense time of year, with mild sowing conditions many crops are looking well and enjoying the still warm soil temperatures for this time of year. With plenty of things to do on farm it might not always be possible to look round all the crops as regularly as you’d like which is where Atfarm can help.

Atfarm is a free, web-based software and app with multiple functionalities, but one that is useful for this time of year is using its satellite images to monitor your biomass. The software uses NDVI, as well as technology that’s used within the Yara N-Sensor, to give a much more accurate scale of variation than NDVI on its own. This means you can pick up more subtle variations in-field in a quick, visual assessment.

Atfarm is soon evolving, in January it will be part of a bigger platform where all Yara interactive tools and services will be in one place, making it easier for users to access and see their data. If you’re interested in hearing more about it after the launch, please visit our stand at LAMMA!