Dry Fertilizer Calculator: Build Accurate, Cost-Effective Blends
Summary of what you'll find
Using the right rate of fertilizer is one of the cornerstones of 4R Nutrient Stewardship and effective fertilizer management. The right rate can help lower input costs, increase nutrient efficiency, reach a crop’s maximum economic yield, and reduce nutrient losses to the environment by matching applications to a crop’s nutrient requirements. While the right rate is generally determined based on soil tests, crop nutrient uptake, removal rates, the advice of a trusted agronomist, and your own experience, determining the right rate for each product, especially when applying blended products, can be hard to calculate.
That has changed with our dry fertilizer calculator – a new tool designed to help farmers and agronomists determine the right rate of fertilizer when applying individually or in blends. It helps you turn intended nutrient targets into precise product application rates, measure the cost and details of various blends, and compare the agronomic and economic efficiency of various field-specific blends (single or multi-product), and the true cost of delivering those rates across your acres.
Why does it matter?
The dry fertilizer tool is designed to help you calculate the rate and cost of specific fertilizer blends. You can use it to work through various scenarios to ensure that your fertilizer dollars will be used efficiently and to help you through the process of preparing to purchase the fertilizer that you need.
What the calculator delivers
When using the dry fertilizer calculator, you’ll determine:
- Field-specific blends that meet your nutrient targets.
- A detailed blend summary with the rate of each product in the blend, the percentage of each product in the blend and the total tons/tonnes required for each.
- A clear blend summary including your rate per acre and the total amount required for application.
- A concise cost breakdown with cost per acre, per ton/tonne and the total cost of the entire blend.
Explore the blending tool with Lyle Cowell
Using the dry fertilizer calculator for the first time? Walk through each step with Nutrien Senior Agronomist, Lyle Cowell, in the online tutorial below.
Try out the calculator today to uncover the right rate of nutrients for your field and the cost it takes to deliver them to improve your nutrient management plan and overall fertilizer program.
Explore the following eKonomics resources to learn more about managing dry fertilizer blends and determining the right rate of fertilizer to apply:
The Dirt S4E23: Fertilizer Storage: Protecting Quality and Flowability
Importance of Granule Size When Blending Dry Fertilizers
