This episode featured as part of the Agronomy segment in partnership with PGG Wrightson.

The individual components of a blended fertiliser spread differently to each other. Allister Holmes, agronomist at Lincoln Agritech Precision Agriculture, says DAP and sulphate of ammonia spread quite uniformly and in a similar way.

“The potassium chloride spread a lot differently and was less able to be spread at a wider width,” he says.

He says potassium chloride is an angular particle that varies in size and spreading each component separately gives absolute uniformity.

“Probably the simplest way to increase the uniformity is to reduce the distance between passes.”

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This episode featured as part of the Agronomy segment in partnership with PGG Wrightson. Make sure to contact PGG Wrightson to plan your crop and pasture requirements. You can find your local Technical Field Representative or store team at https://store.pggwrightson.co.nz/find-your-store

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