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The commercial nitrogen fertiliser market has been very volatile the past seven months. Supply issues from China, Russia, as well as Europe, have caused shipping issues and shortages for all of Australia. Australia does not manufacture enough nitrogen to supply its own domestic market.
As a result, the cost of nitrogen fertiliser has more than doubled. In June 2021, urea (46% nitrogen) retailed for around $600/tonne or $1.30/kg nitrogen. Today, urea costs about $1,400/tonne or $3.04/kg nitrogen.
In this webinar Kelvin Montagu, Doris Blaesing and Marc Hinderager will discuss management options for the vegetable industry covering:
Adding nitrogen using legumes
Optimising fertiliser practices
Reducing nitrogen fertiliser losses, e.g. leaching and denitrification.
Soil testing and crop monitoring.
A grower panel will discuss the strategies they have tried to manage the nitrogen on their vegetable farms.