Urea spreading without inhibitor after March with facts advisor recommendation

[Gong Farmer]

Of course your FACTS advisor might advise against applying untreated urea in March if the weather is warm and dry - just saying.

'Dangers' would need very dry soil also - unlikely many soils are going to be 'very dry' before the end of March!

 

[ollie989898]

The only issue I have noted with urea was in a very dry and unusually cold spring- it took ages to get into the crop and didn't give us that initial kick of growth I was expecting. It sure as heck didn't volatilise though.

 

[Bogweevil]

'Dangers' would need very dry soil also - unlikely many soils are going to be 'very dry' before the end of March!

Blowy dry cold March not uncommon in SE leaving surface dry to 2cm on lighter land. Advisable to slap on urea two weeks earlier than you might otherwise for established crops?

 

[Bogweevil]

Can you soil incorporate it after March?

Can you soil incorporate it after March?

I can see no reason why not. I cannot see any agronomist not supporting this, all other things being equal. It only needs to be mixed into the top 2-3ins, so shims, perhaps not, but other measures should be OK. Soil moisture loss might be an issue of course, but that is ever the case on unirrigated land in the south.

 

[Spencer]

I can see no reason why not. I cannot see any agronomist not supporting this, all other things being equal. It only needs to be mixed into the top 2-3ins, so shims, perhaps not, but other measures should be OK. Soil moisture loss might be an issue of course, but that is ever the case on unirrigated land in the south.

I can’t either, going to incorporate with drill but looks like I’ll just need to get agro to write down a recommendation/approval..

 

[yellow belly]

The only issue I have noted with urea was in a very dry and unusually cold spring- it took ages to get into the crop and didn't give us that initial kick of growth I was expecting. It sure as heck didn't volatilise though.

When it is very dry in March there is usually plenty of opportunity to apply

cannot see that as a problem this year

we need 2 week with no rain for fields to be dry enough to travel with out destroying the tramlines

 

[Luke Cropwalker]

Can you soil incorporate it after March?

Absolutely yes.

 

[Luke Cropwalker]

I can’t either, going to incorporate with drill but looks like I’ll just need to get agro to write down a recommendation/approval..

I don't see why need any sort of rec sheet, the guidance clearly says that urea can be incorporated after the end of March.

 

[Spencer]

I don't see why need any sort of rec sheet, the guidance clearly says that urea can be incorporated after the end of March.

Thanks, I hadn’t read that