Variable rate technology for nitrogen application to improve on-farm N – a tutorial

This video tutorial aims to assist growers with a simple, cost-effective means to implement VRT for nitrogen fertiliser application on farm through online training. It is a step-by-step tutorial that will help growers implement VRT on farm. Nitrogen is one of the major inputs and costs in a dryland farming system, especially with the rising prices fuelled by global uncertainty around access to supply and geopolitical events. Optimising the efficiency of nitrogen application can not only reduce the cost of production but also increase overall production of a system. Particularly in a drying climate, targeting different production areas with different nitrogen rates is an important strategy for improving nitrogen use efficiency and improving business resilience by reducing input costs. Segments: 00:00 Introduction 01:17 Setting up your account 01:46 Creating farms 02:21 Draw fields 05:57 Main view overview 07:17 Viewing NDVI 08:23 Create variable rate map 10:56 Refining zones + setting rates 12:06 Paying for and exporting VR maps