How much Nitram kg/ha for wheat first dressing?

[jackrussell101]

Hi all,

Just wondering what the above should be? We haven't grown wheat for 15 years and are a small dairy farm, so we just spread straight nitrogen but I'm out of touch as how much to put on?

Thank you in advance.

 

[FarmerBruce]

Hi all,

Just wondering what the above should be? We haven't grown wheat for 15 years and are a small dairy farm, so we just spread straight nitrogen but I'm out of touch as how much to put on?

Thank you in advance.

65kg /ha.

 

[Landrover]

65kg /ha.

Is that kgs of N/ha or kgs of product ? I would be putting more like 185kg/ha of nitram on which would be more like it, depends on the type of ground and how forward the crop is though.

 

[T Hectares]

Hi all,

Just wondering what the above should be? We haven't grown wheat for 15 years and are a small dairy farm, so we just spread straight nitrogen but I'm out of touch as how much to put on?

Thank you in advance.

It will be dependent on a few factors...
Previous cropping
Soil type/location
OM applications
Winter rainfall
How the crop looks/growth stage
How many passes do you intend to make


In reality 40 - 80 kg N/ha depending on the answers to the above !!

 

[Ormond]

I'd say the winter rainfalls easy ......put loads!!

 

[Ormond]

If you want to get some on I'd start with a bag to a bag and half to start per acre. I still work in old money.

 

[T Hectares]

If you want to get some on I'd start with a bag to a bag and half to start per acre. I still work in old money.

Which at 62.5kg N/ha is in the middle of my range!!

 

[Ormond]

Which at 62.5kg N/ha is in the middle of my range!!

Strength in numbers!

 

[jackrussell101]

It was drilled on the 28th of October, its abit patchy but the bits that have germinated are looking well, so I would be ok spreading 185kg/ha of actual Nitram product then today?

 

[jackrussell101]

Meaning I'm not too early to apply it now?

 

[More to life]

Are you due heavy rain tonight?

 

[FarmerBruce]

Is that kgs of N/ha or kgs of product ? I would be putting more like 185kg/ha of nitram on which would be more like it, depends on the type of ground and how forward the crop is though.

Kg of N. 200kg of nitram

 

[jackrussell101]

Are you due heavy rain tonight?

Monday afternoon is next heavy rain, what do you think?

 

[More to life]

Monday afternoon is next heavy rain, what do you think?

I’d probably hold with AN

 

[yellow belly]

What Fert type what type of land

i plan 100kg n as urea when it is dry enough the leeching risk is low heavy soil notill September drilled not a high risk of lodging
soil has very little after the heavy rain in feb and 480 mm of surplus winter rain average is 180 mm and last year was less than 100mm

 

[jack6480]

put it all on now and then after Monday spend the rest of the year regretting it then moan all year it’s a naff crop. That’s what I’d do

 

[Ormond]

Be more of a push on if it was winter barley.....some sick looking crops around here in Cumbria, if you're overly cautious with winter barley it's too late. Winter wheat gives you a bit more breathing space.

 

[Chae1]

If you want to get some on I'd start with a bag to a bag and half to start per acre. I still work in old money.

900kg/ha!? What size bags do you use?

 

[Ormond]

600kg but still in 50kg workings out.....but use kph in the field...work that out!

 

[robbie]

Rather than a bag and a half why not just say a cwt and a half an acre....simples