Canola decision support is now in pilot
Growth stage from heat units, a two-layer yield prediction and the nitrogen rate with the best return, zone by zone. Here is what the pilot does, and what “pilot” means.
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News from the paddock.
Product updates, and short guides to the agronomy behind every number, from the team that builds the probes and the platform.
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What are Growing Degree Days, and why do they matter?
Crops develop by heat, not by the calendar. Growing Degree Days (GDD) add up the useful warmth a crop receives each day above a base temperature: about 5 °C for canola. A warm week moves a crop further along than a cool one, even though both are seven days long.
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Why can a single fertiliser rate cost you money?
Soil type, organic matter and water-holding capacity can change within a few hundred metres, so different parts of one paddock need different amounts of nitrogen.
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How can machine learning improve a yield prediction?
Crop-science formulas describe how crops respond on average. Every farm has patterns those averages miss, such as how a dry spell hits one particular soil. A model trained on weather and soil records can learn patterns like these.
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What is nitrogen use efficiency, and why does it matter?
Nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) measures how much crop you get back for each kilogram of nitrogen applied. Low NUE means fertiliser is being lost, washed below the roots or released into the air, instead of feeding the crop.
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