Nutrient Advantage - Incitec Pivot Fertilisers
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Nutrient Advantage - Incitec Pivot Fertilisers
Nutrient Advantage News – inside the latest edition QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER ISSUE No2. April 2012 Newsflash See the news just in on Post Planting N Testing Fertiliser Recommendations ready for sowing this Broadacre season Growers and advisors in flood affected areas are urged to conduct deep nitrogen and sulphur testing before sowing this season. Hopefully your soil test has been taken ready to make a fertiliser recommendation based on your nitrogen and sulphur requirements. Nutrient Advantage Advice makes writing recommendations a bit easier with the new version II functionalities. Your Nutrient Advantage Nutrient Advantage – Big on Quality Nutrient Advantage Advice – Advisors Audits will be recommencing as part of Fertcare accreditation requirements. Nutrient Advantage Accreditation Get in quick for the next Nutrient Advantage Accreditation Course coming soon. Nutrient Advantage Advice Training in 2012 New technology used to enhance the Nutrient Advantage Advice Version II Training services Home Ground Science Precision nutrition starts with accurate soil data “Precision nutrition is not about using more or less fertiliser, but distributing their fertiliser where it will generate the greatest response” says Sam Trengrove from Trengrove Consulting. Home Ground Advisor Personalising Recommendation Reports for your Customer How to personalise your fertiliser recommendation reports using Nutrient Advantage Advice. For more information visit www.incitecpivotfertilisers.com.au Nutrient Advantage News is a newsletter of Incitec Pivot Fertliisers, a business of Incitec Pivot Limited ABN 42 004 080 264. ® Nutrient Advantage and Nutrient Advantage Advice are registered trademarks of Incitec Pivot Limited. This is a guide only, it should not be relied on as a substitute for tailored professional advice and Incitec Pivot Fertilisers accepts no liability in connection with this guide. Fertiliser recommendations ready for sowing this Broadacre season Nitrogen and Sulphur update With much of NSW and Northern Victoria recently affected by heavy rain and floods, growers and advisors need to pay special attention to nitrogen and sulphur levels in cropping soils this season. Leaching and denitrification will potentially be issues again in 2012, as was the case following heavy summer rain in some cropping areas in 2011. Growers and advisors in affected areas are urged to conduct deep N and S testing BEFORE sowing this season to determine nitrogen and sulphur requirements. Making ‘recommendations’ using Nutrient Advantage Advice (NAA) Depending upon sample results, recommendations in 2012 may need to take into account higher rates of nitrogen at sowing as well as the need for risk management and seed safety at this time with cereals and canola. Increasing the row spacing and/or changing to a disc or narrow point can have a major impact on the maximum N fertiliser rate that can be applied with seed. NAA is a great tool for accredited users to create recommendations for the upcoming sowing season especially to manage maximum N fertiliser rates at sowing by automatically taking into account row spacing and crop type to limit the N being applied with the seed to help avoid possibility of ‘seed burn’ for min till or direct drilled situations. However at this stage, recommendations for disk seeders are not catered for. Recent improvements to NAA Version II also allow for each recommendation to be personalized with the On the Go – Personal Comments Creation Tool. This tool means your ‘favourite’ comment can be saved and standard comments can be formatted, especially in relation to ‘risk management’ and ‘critical comments’ such as fertiliser placement in relation to seed. Nutrient Advantage Advice Recommendations Function The NAA “Recommendation” screen is only accessible by an L3 Advisor. The advisor has the ability to create personalised fertiliser recommendations based on crop nutrient requirements and production targets. The recommendation defaults to a Version 1 auto generated system recommendation. The Advisor then has the ability to create, edit, update and save the recommendations. In making changes to a recommendation, an L3 Advisor can change the Expected Yield or row spacing information in the “Enterprise Details” TAB related to crop management decisions. Then click over to the Recommendations TAB and press Rerun Rec If changes have been made to the sample and/or Enterprise details, the system will then create a new recommendation. Note the Nitrogen levels will automatically change with row spacing and crop type for Cereals (Wheat, Barley and Triticale) and Canola Then go to the Comments TAB Add in or create a recommendation comment. Read our Tips and Suggestions article on Personalising recommendations reports. Press SAVE and a new recommendation version number will be created Click Print Rec to print recommendation report. The comments will then appear on the Recommendation Report for that Version Some standard comments already available on the NAA system for sowing of cereals and canola, examples of which can be found in the table below: Code CC1 CC7 Comment that can be used for Crop: Wheat, barley and triticale Based on a row spacing of 7” / 18cm, the maximum amount of nitrogen (N) that should be applied with the seed of this crop is 25kg N/ha. Nitrogen input above this will need to be applied either pre-seeding, postseeding or deep banded away from the seed. Based on a row spacing of 9” / 23cm, the maximum amount of nitrogen (N) that should be applied with the seed of this crop is 19kg N/ha. Nitrogen input above this will need to be applied either pre-seeding, postseeding or deep banded away from the seed. CC2 Based on a row spacing of 10” / 25cm, the maximum amount of nitrogen (N) that should be applied with the seed of this crop is 17.5kg N/ha. Nitrogen input above this will need to be applied either pre-seeding, post-seeding or deep banded away from the seed. CC3 Based on a row spacing of 12” / 30cm, the maximum amount of nitrogen (N) that should be applied with the seed of this crop is 15kg N/ha. Nitrogen input above this will need to be applied either pre-seeding, post-seeding or deep banded away from the seed. CC8 Based on a row spacing of 14” / 35cm, the maximum amount of nitrogen (N) that should be applied with the seed of this crop is 12.5kg N/ha. Nitrogen input above this will need to be applied either pre-seeding, post-seeding or deep banded away from the seed. For further information regarding seed furrow placement of fertiliser at sowing and the factors effecting germinating seed damage go to www.incitecpivotfertilisers.com.au and have look at what the Farmer or Agronomy Community sites can offer you. An article on “Seed and fertiliser rates” by Dr Rob Norton, Regional Director for International Plant Nutrition Institute, can also be found in the February edition of Fertiliser News Grain and much more. For UAN applications at sowing, please visit the EasyN website at www.easyn.com.au/application-advice/awareness-of-seed-burn Further information Nutrient Advantage News is a newsletter of Incitec Pivot Fertilisers, a business of Incitec Pivot Limited ABN 42 004 080 264. For Feedback of further information, contact Nutrient Advantage on 1800 803 453 or visit www.incitecpivotfertlisiers.com.au This is a guide only, which we hope you find helpful as a general tool. While Incitec Pivot Fertilisers has taken all reasonable care in the preparation of this guide, it should not be relied on as a substitute for tailored professional advice and Incitec Pivot Fertilisers accepts no liability in connection with this guide. Talk to your local Incitec Pivot Fertilisers Distributor Agronomist about soil testing and arranging a specific fertiliser recommendation that best suits your needs. ®Nutrient Advantage and Nutrient Advantage Advice are registered trademarks of Incitec Pivot Limited Post Planting N Testing If deep N testing has not been done pre planting there is potential to do it incrop. Ensure to take samples in the inter-row area to avoid contamination with any residual nitrogen from the starter fertilisers. When it comes to timing, the earlier the better is best for any nitrogen testing, as this will allow adequate time to plan a low risk, maximum benefit strategy. When assessing nitrogen requirements this season, break the paddocks down in to three groups, those that need nitrogen early, those that might need nitrogen and those that don’t need nitrogen unless the 2012 season is one out of the box. Table 1: When to apply nitrogen Soil nitrogen levels* Nitrogen strategy Timing Less than 60 kg N/ha Need early nitrogen to maximise yield Apply from GS25 to GS32 60-120 kg N/ha Additional nitrogen may Apply from GS32 to be needed depending GS40 on seasonal conditions and yield potential 120-200 kg N/ha Additional nitrogen may Apply from GS40 to be needed depending GS59 on seasonal conditions and yield potential * Dependant on region/yield potential. Source: Incitec Pivot Fertilisers, 2010 The paddocks where current soil nitrogen levels are adequate for average target yields can be marked for reassessment at a later date. Remember that if the season is good, nitrogen can be applied as late as flowering in cereals and pre-flowering in canola. In those low nitrogen paddocks that need the high rates of nitrogen, do the nitrogen budgets at 11-12% protein and apply some of that nitrogen early to ensure nitrogen deficiency does not reduce yield. Be ruthless with these paddocks, especially if they have low soil organic carbon levels and/or soils with poor water holding capacity as they may not be worth spending limited funds on in an attempt achieve an unrealistic yield. For those paddocks in the ‘mid-range’ of nitrogen levels, monitor and apply budgeted-for nitrogen at a later growth stage. If the season is good any low nitrogen paddocks with potential can be ‘topped up’ at the same time. Lastly, for high nitrogen paddocks leave them alone, as any extra nitrogen applied may be wasted. In 2012, aim to maximise returns where nitrogen is deficient, don’t allow those paddocks to suffer for too long as yields will be affected. Look to do some tissue testing as well as there is no point in putting nitrogen on crops that may be deficient in phosphorus, sulphur, zinc or potassium. Sulphur in particular may be an issue in canola. Take home messages • • • Keep an eye on nitrogen levels through deep N soil testing and tissue testing! Only apply nitrogen where there is good yield potential. Target 11-12% protein in nitrogen budgeting to gauge whether it is worth putting on extra nitrogen. Keep an eye on other nutrients, particularly sulphur in canola. Further information Nutrient Advantage News is a newsletter of Incitec Pivot Fertilisers, a business of Incitec Pivot Limited ABN 42 004 080 264. For Feedback of further information, contact Nutrient Advantage on 1800 803 453 or visit www.incitecpivotfertlisiers.com.au This is a guide only, which we hope you find helpful as a general tool. While Incitec Pivot Fertilisers has taken all reasonable care in the preparation of this guide, it should not be relied on as a substitute for tailored professional advice and Incitec Pivot Fertilisers accepts no liability in connection with this guide. Talk to your local Incitec Pivot Fertilisers Distributor Agronomist about soil testing and arranging a specific fertiliser recommendation that best suits your needs. Information in this article was taken from the 2010 Topdress edition of Fertiliser News – Grain a farmer newsletter of Incitec Pivot Fertilisers, a business of Incitec Pivot Limited ABN 42 004 080 264. Sign on to the Farmer or Agronomy Community sites found on our website and see what we have to offer. Nutrient Advantage - Big on Quality At Nutrient Advantage we put a big emphasis on quality assurance. We are regularly audited by independent bodies such as National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) against standards such as ISO/IEC 17025. This is national and international recognition of technical competence and that our laboratory consistently adheres to the highest standards at every stage of testing. Along with our NATA Accreditation we also hold Australian Soil and Plant Analysis Council (ASPAC) Certification for a large range of nutrition tests conducted at Nutrient Advantage through our participation in ASPAC proficiency studies. But quality assurance doesn’t stop there. Our decision support platform Nutrient Advantage Advice (NAA) is a Fertcare Accredited System. Fertcare is the national training and accreditation program of the Fertiliser Federation of Australia (FIFA). The Fertcare Accredited Adviser Program independently assesses the competence of advisers and decision support systems to make nutrient recommendations against nationally endorsed competencies set by ASPAC. Fertcare accreditation gives farmers and other stakeholders’ confidence in the accuracy of fertiliser recommendations made by Fertcare Accredited Advisers and accredited systems. A key component of maintaining Fertcare Systems Accreditation is auditing of all Advisors who use Nutrient Advantage Advice. The NAA process will have minimal impact and disruption on Advisors’ time due to the ability to utilise information centrally backed up in the NAA database. All L3 Advisors will be audited and will be given plenty of notice when they are scheduled for an audit to occur. Audits will be conducted once every 2 years. Fertcare Accredited Advisors are audited by an external auditor while non-accredited Advisors are audited internally by the NA team. The NAA auditing process will be managed by Jack Rohde and Jillian Maas, both of whom have extensive experience in Quality Systems and have been heavily involved in NA auditing and Analysis Systems Accreditation programmes in the past. For more detailed information on the NAA audit process, please contact Jack Rohde Phone: 07 3867 9370 Email [email protected] Jillian Maas Phone: 07 3867 9424 Email: [email protected] Nutrient Advantage Accreditation Places are available for the Next Nutrient Advantage Accreditation Course to be held in Werribee on Tuesday 19 June to Thursday 21 June The Nutrient Advantage Accreditation course combines practical agronomy with hands-on use of the Nutrient Advantage Advice (NAA) software. Users completing the course will be Level 3 NA Accredited and will have full use of the NAA system. With over 400 advisors already accredited, this is worth looking into. Agronomy Advantage is an industry accreditation provided by Incitec Pivot Fertilisers to: i) Increase agronomy and product knowledge, ii) Enhance advisory skills relating to fertiliser recommendations Subjects include: Soils – chemical, physical and biology Salinity and acidity Macro and Micronutrients Soil & plant tissue analysis and interpretation Soil & Plant sampling procedures Nutrient Advantage Advice (NAA) is advisory software to assist with the interpretation of soil sample results and development of nutrient recommendations. NAA is a Fertcare* Accredited system. Cost of the Course is $990.00 (GST inclusive) including all materials Spaces are limited!!! To register your interest in this course or in future training for Nutrient Advantage Accreditation see the attached registration form and/or contact Nutrient Advantage on Freecall: 1800 803 453 or Email: [email protected] NUTRIENT ADVANTAGE REGISTRATION Please complete this registration form and fax to Nutrient Advantage on: 03 9974 0699 Section 1: Applicant Information Name: Surname: Company: Street Address: City: State: Postcode: Phone No.: Fax No.: Mobile No.: Email Address: Previously accredited for Nutrient Advantage/Analysis Systems: Yes * This is the email address to which all notification will be sent Agricultural Qualifications and Training Details: Provider Award or Course Year Completed Section 2: Invoice Authorisation Details Business Trading Name: ABN/ACN: Incitec Pivot Customer Number: Purchase Order No.: Authorising Contact: Signature of Authorising Contact: Phone No. Date: Email: Fax: Section 3: Request for Accreditation Training Course Price (Incl GST) Nutrient Advantage Accreditation $990.00 Duration 3 Days + Pre-work - Agronomy Advantage - Nutrient Advantage Advice Prices are current as at the issue date of this form and are subject to change at the discretion of Incitec Pivot Limited Please circle key industry: Beef/Sheep Dairy Horticulture Cotton Grain Sugar Section 4: Request NAA Software Request for new Nutrient Advantage Advice Software Installation Please indicate which Microsoft Windws Operating Sytem is installed on your computer in order for Nutrient Advantage Customer Support to issue correct installation pack Windows XP (Service Pack 2 or better) Windows 7/Vista 32 Bit Windows 7/Vista 64 Bit Services Terms and Conditions 1. This Nutrient Advantage Registration Form will be used by Incitec Pivot Limited ABN 42 004 080 264 ( IPL) to register interest in participating in the course(s) nominated above. By submitting this form, the Applicant’s business agrees to be bound by these terms and conditions. 2. At the time of submitting this Nutrient Advantage Registration Form, businesses are required to nominate the individual who will attend each course (Applicant), including the Applicant’s agricultural training and qualifications. 3. IPL may, at its absolute discretion, determine whether or not to accept registration to attend a course(s). 4. Subject to clause 3, IPL will subsequently advise the Applicant of dates and locations of the course(s) nominated on this Nutrient Advantage Registration Form. This advice will be sent by email to the Applicant’s email address provided (Notification Email). 5. You will be required to confirm attendance of the Applicant nominated on the Nutrient Advantage Registration Form at the relevant course(s) detailed in and within the time specified in the Notification Email (Confirmed Attendance). 6. Nominations of Applicants are not transferable. If after submitting a Nutrient Advantage Registration Form, a different applicant to that specified will be attending, a separate Nutrient Advantage Registration Form including that applicant’s agricultural training and qualifications must be submitted to IPL. 7. IPL will invoice the business upon receipt of a Confirmed Attendance. 8. Places may be limited and all Confirmed Attendances will be processed on a first come first served basis. 9. Course materials will be forwarded to the mailing address provided on this Nutrient Advantage Registration Form after IPL has received the Confirmed Attendance. 10. 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(e) In the event of an Applicant’s failure of two attempts of any Pre-assessment questionnaire sent by IPL prior to the course, the Applicant’s business will be entitled to a refund of 40% of the relevant course(s) fee. (f) In the event that the Applicant fails the course, the Applicant’s business will not be entitled to any refund of fees. Privacy Statement Registration forms become and remain the property of IPL. IPL collects personal information about course Applicants to enable Applicants to participate in the course(s) selected, to assess an Applicants suitability to participate in a selected course(s) and to send Applicants information on training courses or services provided by IPL from time to time. In order for IPL to do this, IPL may disclose Applicants personal information to its other associated entities. Each Applicant consents to such disclosure. 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Signature: ............................................................................................................ Date: ................................................................................................................... If you have any questions regarding accreditation, or need any advice, please call Nutrient Advantage Customer Support on FREECALL 1800 803 453. Nutrient Advantage Advice Training in 2012 Following the successful introduction of the travelling classroom back in 2011, Incitec Pivot’s Nutrient Advantage Team has once again provided a new approach to offering Nutrient Advantage Advice training. To showcase new functionality improvements found in the Version II release of Nutrient Advantage Advice in January, the Nutrient Advantage Training Centre conducted various web training sessions. These sessions known as “Webinars” included topics such as Using NAA EasyRec and On the Go- Comments Tool, Using NAA My Sample and My Product tools and more recently NAA working demonstration - Deep Soil Nitrogen The Webinars proved to be quite popular with over 150 users logging on for the sessions so far. Using this new technology as well as capitalising on the Travelling Classroom success, the NA team aims to provide multiple training options for NAA users this year. A number of Webinars have been scheduled to cover all seasonal topics. NAA Version II Sessions for Queensland Sugarcane and Horticulture are coming up in April where updated agronomic charts (including potatoes, fruiting vegetables, cucurbits, brassica, tropical fruit, banana and macadamia nuts) plus sugar cane will also be discussed. Another way of viewing the Nutrient Advantage Advice additions and enhancements is to take a Virtual Tour or Online Instruction Guide located on the Incitec Pivot Fertilisers website. http://www.incitecpivotfertilisers.com.au/naa-virtual-tour Delivering more than soil testing Phil Hoult, Nutrient Advantage Business Manager, said Nutrient Advantage delivers a complete system when it comes to plant nutrition. “Nutrient Advantage is much more than just analysing soil tests through our laboratory.” “It is a powerful management tool that delivers the knowledge and insights in soil and plant nutrition to help improve productivity and reduce any potential financial and enviromental risks.” For more information contact Nutrient Advantage on 1800 803 453 or Email: [email protected] Precision Nutrition starts with accurate soil data Grain growers can maximise the benefits of precision nutrition by first determining the constraints limiting crop yield and growth before adopting the latest techniques. Sam Trengove from Trengove Consulting, based in SA’s Yorke Peninsula and Mid North region, says data used to identify constraints include using previous crops’ yield data, soil test results, EM38 data or imagery of crop growth. EM38 data provides information on the apparent electrical conductivity of soils. Soil characteristics that influence EM38 include soil texture, moisture and salinity levels. This information is gathered from a sensor towed behind a vehicle as it travels over the paddock. “Constraints may vary across paddocks. Growers should identify different production zones by using different data layers,” Sam said. Along with yield and EM38 data, he advised growers to ‘ground truth’ - which involves soil and leaf testing. “Where there are different yielding areas in a paddock, it is important to make sure first that nutrition is not limiting yield in those areas,” he said. “Identify if there is a constraint that can be fixed, such as a zone of low pH or sodic soils, which can be addressed with an application of lime or gypsum. “In a lot of cases, we find that the difference in production between zones is related to stored soil moisture and the water-holding capacity of the soil, which typically can’t be altered by human intervention. “Recognising what’s behind the lower yield of poorer performing zones means you’re not throwing good money after bad.” Sam recommended that growers utilise the data gathered to identify where they could achieve the best return on their fertiliser investment and apply it appropriately. “Growers could have been applying too little fertiliser in some areas because those zones were already producing good yields, but with higher fertiliser inputs there may be potential for even higher yields. “Alternatively, the data could show some areas where fertiliser has been overused because the soil constraints always restrict yield potential below the paddock average and therefore limit any responses to additional fertiliser.” Sam said precision nutrition was not about necessarily using more or less fertiliser, but distributing the fertiliser where it would generate the greatest response in grain yield. Phil Hoult, Business Manager for Nutrient Advantage, Incitec Pivot Fertilisers’ soil testing laboratory, said deciding correct rates of application and products when applying precision nutrition should be based on an understanding of soil nutrient levels. “Growers need to understand their soil nutrient levels to accurately feed crops. Precision nutrition depends on regular, reliable information from soil tests to make accurate decisions,” Phil said. Further information This article was taken from the February 2012 edition of Fertiliser News – Grain a farmer newsletter of Incitec Pivot Fertilisers, a business of Incitec Pivot Limited ABN 42 004 080 264. Personalising Recommendation Reports for your Customer At Nutrient Advantage we are constantly looking for improvements. One of the main topics of feedback we received from customers regarding the previous Nutrient Advantage Advice platform was the inability to make formatting changes to recommendation comments. This led to the introduction of one of our key functionality improvements recently released in the Nutrient Advantage Advice Version II in January. We designed the “On the Go – Personal Comments Creation Tool” to increase the ‘user friendly” nature of NAA for advisors and agronomists. This tool allows you to “format” fertiliser recommendation comments by reviewing, and personalising standards NAA comments or creating new customised comments. Advisors now have the ability to save a favourite comment and make changes to the fonts, font size, font style such as bold or italics and even font colour. We give you the basic framework of the Nutrient Recommendation report from which you can add a company logo or customise comments to make your recommendation report unique. On the Go – Personal Comments Creation Tool Only L3 accredited users can view the comments related to that recommendation, change the sequence of the comments, and add or remove comments The Advisor now has the ability to save a comment when creating a recommendation. These comments can now be formatted before saving into the reports. Key comments can be emphasized by applying different Fonts, bold, italics, underlining and font colours to enhance the customer report. A Cut and Paste function also lets the User import comments from other word files and save them for recall at a later stage. To Save Comment during the recommendation process Navigate to the Comments tab as displayed below: Type a comment in Recommendation Comment field. Click Font button to select font name and size. Click Colour button to select font colour and click OK Click Save Comment for future access and a Comment Maintenance screen will appear Enter a Comment Code, Comment Description and Comment Text Click Save Press OK To add saved comments during recommendation process: Click Add Comments button to add more comments. The following screen will be displayed: Through this screen, existing comments can be added To enter a customized comment just created tick the custom “Comment Type” only and select Search and I list of Comments created by you will appear. Highlight the desired comment and Press select The selected comment will populate in the comments grid in the Sample Comments screen To search for Standard NAA Comments tick the Standard button in the Comment Type field, Enter search Criteria or click Search. All comments will be displayed in the List of Comments Highlight the required comment and click Select. The selected comment will populate in the comments grid in the Sample Comments screen To prioritise order of comment This process allows the advisor to prioritise comment in sequence order the User would like comments to be represented. In the comments grid, highlight the desired comment to be ordered Click Move Up, Move Down or Delete button. Always remember to Click Save to save recommendation. A new report version number will be created. Click Print Rec to print recommendation report. The comments will then appear on the Recommendation Report. Add your company logo Another facility available to Nutrient Advantage Advice users is the ability to add your own logo to a recommendation report. To attach your logo to the Nutrient Advantage advice Report send a copy of your logo to [email protected] The NA helpdesk will send you an email with the instructions of what to do.