Fertiliser calculators

A useful collection of calculators to compare the return on investment and margin over fertiliser when using different fertilisers.

Nitrate vs Urea NS vs Straight N Compound vs Blend CN vs CAN Wheat N Response Value of Grass

Nitrogen response on wheat

The optimum rate of nitrogen for wheat depends on the response of the crop to nitrogen, the crop value and the cost of nitrogen.  This calculator uses nitrogen response data to calculate the optimum rate of nitrogen at different wheat and nitrogen prices and also calculates the margin over fertiliser cost and return on investment for different applied rates of nitrogen.

Wheat nitrogen response calculator

To begin please enter the required values

Fertiliser details

Crop Details

Your results

 

Cost of nitrogen per kg
2.37 €/kg N

Best Option

Optimum N Rate

Optimum N Rate
193 kg N/ha
Predicted yield
10.31 t/ha
Extra yield ?
3.69 t/ha
Extra crop value
997 €/ha
Cost of fertiliser applied
458 € /ha
Return on investment
2.2 €/€ spent
Margin over fertiliser ?
539 €/ha

Comparison N Rate

Applied N Rate
160 kg N/ha
Predicted yield
9.96 t/ha
Extra yield ?
3.34 t/ha
Extra crop value
903 €/ha
Cost of fertiliser applied
380 €/ha
Return on investment
2.4 €/€ spent
Margin over fertiliser ?
523 €/ha

The calculations of predicted yield and optimum nitrogen rate are based on actual n-response data derived from 15 years (2005-2021) of n-response trials using ammonium nitrate as the n source, as shown below.

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It is possible to use the calculator for other sources of nitrogen such as CAN or liquid fertiliser but if using urea be aware that the nitrogen use efficiency may be reduced resulting in lower than predicted yields (of around 3-5%) which will affect the results.

Recommended fertilisers

The following YaraBela nitrate-based fertilisers are recommended

YaraBela AXAN
YaraBela AXAN
27% N + 9% SO3 - Granular uniform compound nitrate based nitrogen and sulphur fertiliser for use on all crops.
YaraBela CAN
YaraBela CAN
27% N - Granular calcium ammonium nitrate based nitrogen fertiliser for use on any crop.

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