Maize growers looking to improve crop resilience after two dry seasons will be able to find out more about alternative nutrition strategies at this year’s Dairy Show.
ProCam will be highlighting the use of foliar-applied nitrogen, as well as variable-rate applications using drone technology.
ProCam agronomist George Cornwall said foliar nutrients could help crops get access to nitrogen more quickly during periods of drought and stress.
“Applying a foliar fertiliser allows the crop to access nitrogen immediately,” he said.
“In contrast, conventional granular fertilisers require soil moisture to be available so that nitrogen can be converted into plant-accessible forms.
“In periods of drought and crop stress, making nutrition accessible to the plant quickly and easily is essential.”
The company’s South West team will also demonstrate how its FieldSense platform can be used alongside drone applications to target nutrition inputs at specific areas of a crop.
Cornwall said this could help improve crop response and the return on fertiliser investment, while reducing wastage.
“By using ProCam’s FieldSense platform to plan variable-rate nutrition applications we can target specific crop areas and help reduce input wastage by only applying nutrients to the parts of the crop that can use it,” he said.
“Combining FieldSense with drone applications means we are managing crops’ potential down to the square metre and maximising the use of inputs as opposed to blanket applications.”
ProCam will also be discussing Pro+ N-Viron, a slow-release foliar fertiliser applied to maize at the eight-leaf stage.
The company says the product improves nitrogen use efficiency and provides a continued source of nitrogen for up to eight weeks.
Cornwall said applications over the past two dry growing seasons had helped maize crops continue developing despite the challenging weather.
The Dairy Show takes place at the Bath and West Showground on October 7, with ProCam on stand 57 on Avenue B.
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