U2U@MRCC: Corn Split Nitrogen Application

Welcome to the Corn Split N decision support tool.

This product is designed to help farmers and farm advisors understand the risks and benefits of using post-planting nitrogen (N) application for corn production. The Corn Split N tool combines historical weather and fieldwork data with economic considerations to determine the feasibility and profitability of completing a second (split) N application within a user-specified time period. This tool may help you with decisions that:

Increase corn yields
Reduce nitrogen costs
Reduce nitrogen losses to the environment
Affect the likelihood of completing in season fieldwork

With the Corn Split N tool you can quantify the costs and benefits of post-planting nitrogen applications for your farming operation to help your bottom line and the environment.

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Tool Tips:

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Tested with browsers: Internet Explorer 11 & later; FireFox 27.0 & later; Chrome 33.0 & later; Safari 6.1.6 & later.

This tab allows you to customize inputs for your farm and view summarized results.

Location: Bureau Co., Illinois; Region: 1

Planting Date:

Sandy Soil

Soil:

Yield Goal: bu/acre Initial Nitrogen Application: lbs

Apply N by what stage? V8 expected by Jun 28

Apply Nitrogen from: to:

Yield penalty for not getting post-planting N applied: bu/acre

Yield benefit from post-planting N application: bu/acre

Reduced N applied due to post-planting N application: lbs/acre

Yield penalties/benefits and reduced N usage are critical inputs. The provided default values should be adjusted with help from Univ. Extension specialists or crop consultants to ensure accuracy for your soil and climatic conditions. More info

Nitrogen Price ($/lb):$/lb Corn Price ($/bu):$/bu

Sidedress Cost ($/acre):$/acre

Implement width (ft):

Implement speed (mph):

Field efficiency:

Acres worked per hour: 16.4

Acres:

Calculated hours needed: 91.7

Hours in field per day:

All daylight hours13 Custom hours

Days worked in 7:

Days in selected period: 21

Average days suitable in period: 11.2

Average hours suitable in period: 167

Economic Analysis using Field Work Days Data from the last n Years.

Scenarios		Acres	Units/acre	Dollars/unit	Total Dollars
Input Acres Completed
	Additional cost of post-planting fertilizer application	0	0	0	0
	Yield loss due to unfertilized acres	0	0	0	0
	Yield gain due to post-planting fertilization	0	0	0	0
	Nitrogen saved (lb) due to post-planting fertilization	0	0	0	0
Net Benefit of Post-planting N application on n acres					0

Average Scenario
	Additional cost of post-planting fertilizer application	0	0	0	0
	Yield loss due to unfertilized acres	0	0	0	0
	Yield gain due to post-planting fertilization	0	0	0	0
	Nitrogen saved (lb) due to post-planting fertilization	0	0	0	0
Average Net Benefit of Post-planting N application on n acres					0

Worst Case Scenario
	Additional cost of post-planting fertilizer application	0	0	0	0
	Yield loss due to unfertilized acres	0	0	0	0
	Yield gain due to post-planting fertilization	0	0	0	0
	Nitrogen saved (lb) due to post-planting fertilization	0	0	0	0
Worst Case Net Benefit of Post-planting N application on n acres					0

Best/Max Case Scenario
	Up to nnnn acres of post-planting N application completed in 1 year out of 33 years, or 3% of years

Breakeven Scenario
	Number of acres (out of nnnn acres) requiring post-planting N application to breakeven

Note: This information is educational and should not be the sole source of information used to make a management decision.
Total Dollars are rounded to nearest thousand.

Summary of Acres Completed using 33 years of Field Work Days History

Acres Completed if Start on xxxx and End on These Dates

Completion Percentile	endweek-1	endweek	endweek+1	endweek+2
50	0	0	0	0
60	0	0	0	0
70	0	0	0	0
80	0	0	0	0
85	0	0	0	0
90	0	0	0	0
95	0	0	0	0

Note: Percentiles are based on USDA Crop Progress & Condition Reports for each Crop Reporting District (CRD). Actual field work days are determined by weather, soil texture and drainage. Each point in the figure to the right is a single year for the selected CRD.

Crop Calendar Summary

Corn Stage	Estimated GDD to reach Stage	Estimated Date of Stage	Occurs within this range for all years (1981 - 2014)
V2	368	Jun 06	-
V4	536	Jun 14	-
V6	704	Jun 21	-
V8	872	Jun 28	-
V10	1040	Jul 05	-

Note: post-planting application using ground vehicles for application should be completed by V10.