Spring wheat nitrogen

[wellingtonfarmer]

What’s the nitrogen requirements for spring wheat? Rb209 says 110-140 but wondering if people have got good yields by putting more or less on? How many splits?

 

[snarling bee]

It depends when it was drilled and what the moisture situation is/becomes.
If it was nicely drilled in Feb on moisture retentive soils then 180 wouldn't be wrong, especially if it is group 1 milling.
Late drilled on sand 100 would be too much.

 

[shakerator]

There is such little N in the profile
Triple whammy late dry and low reserves

 

[cricketandcrops]

120-150 range, key is 60% in seedbed, balance on as soon as in rows

 

[Ugo79]

What’s the nitrogen requirements for spring wheat? Rb209 says 110-140 but wondering if people have got good yields by putting more or less on? How many splits?

What version of RB209 are you reading?
The figures you have quoted are for spring barley...
Will be going with 150 kg N/ha in your parish... 50% seedbed 50% at mid-tillering.
@snarling bee is spot on

 

[tw15]

I go to 170 kg ha on spring drilled mulika , as others have said low reserves this year may go 180 total . If we put chicken muck on before drilling usually cut it back to around 140-150 kg. Get it on early this year . I have so far put on 70kg ha of n30s liquid

 

[snarling bee]

What version of RB209 are you reading?
The figures you have quoted are for spring barley...
Will be going with 150 kg N/ha in your parish... 50% seedbed 50% at mid-tillering.
@snarling bee is spot on

There's a first time for everything!!

 

[ajd132]

We have got 120kgs/n on so far on stuff drilled a couple weeks ago. Will probably do another 40-60 later on

 

[Northdowns Martin]

150 kg/ha all on as fitted in with winter wheat next door

 

[Brisel]

Whose is milling & whose is feed? Any manures used, previous cropping etc?

 

[tw15]

All mulika here so as group 1 wheat worth trying for a premium with a n20 urea ear wash I think as milling wheat will hopefully be in demand .

 

[wellingtonfarmer]

What version of RB209 are you reading?
The figures you have quoted are for spring barley...
Will be going with 150 kg N/ha in your parish... 50% seedbed 50% at mid-tillering.
@snarling bee is spot on

I have gone 8t ha of chicken muck then 35kgs n as it’s poking through. Was thinking another 70kgs mid tiller?

 

[tw15]

Remember some of the n in the chick muck take will a while to come available so better to put the bagged stuff on early and account for the chick muck n to be there later. Chick muck has a fair amount of readily available n but does need moisture to help move it about just like bagged stuff .

 

[MrNoo]

Mulika here and put 80kg/ha/N in the seedbed.

 

[Steevo]

Remember some of the n in the chick muck take will a while to come available so better to put the bagged stuff on early and account for the chick muck n to be there later. Chick muck has a fair amount of readily available n but does need moisture to help move it about just like bagged stuff .

I think you're right on this. It's like dairy farmers who apply muck before maize crops - I question how much of that fertiliser value makes it into the crop that season.

 

[farmerm]

If we don't get rain soon any N applied may be too much N applied!

 

[BRBX]

100kg DAP down spout rest liquid soon as , 151N total

 

[Flat 10]

I think you're right on this. It's like dairy farmers who apply muck before maize crops - I question how much of that fertiliser value makes it into the crop that season.

A large lump imo. Assuming it’s ploughed in.

 

[Steevo]

A large lump imo. Assuming it’s ploughed in.

A large lump does?

 

[Flat 10]

A large lump does?

As in a large percentage of the fert value makes it into the crop. IMO