Welcome to the July-August edition of the Stenon News for Agriculture Experts! As we embrace the peak of summer, a season of growth and abundance, we’re excited to share how Stenon’s cutting-edge soil data technology is fostering sustainability and efficiency in agriculture. This article highlights our new partner within the Stenon’s ecosystem – Agro F in São Paulo region, Brazil, best practices from across the globe, and insightful reading tips to help you cultivate a bountiful harvest.
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We are always glad to welcome new partners within Stenon’s ecosystem!
This time, we have great news for grain and horticulture growers in the São Paulo region: Stenon’s collaboration with Agro F, a sustainable input producer, can now help more farming businesses optimize nitrogen fertilizer use by providing access to essential real-time soil data and accurate recommendations for nitrogen fertilizer application. Together, we are cultivating a more sustainable future for agriculture!
Stenon’s technology is customized for each specific region. Our solution for nitrogen fertilizer application takes into account soil specifics, crop types, and historical practices to ensure optimized nitrogen input and secure yields. If you are interested in equipping your customers in the São Paulo region with our innovative technology, contact us to discuss a partnership.
New success stories from from Kazakhstan region!
Attention wheat growers and agricultural businesses! We are excited to share some best practices from our partners in Kazakhstan, Eurasia Group. One of the key advantages of Stenon’s technology is its ability to provide real-time soil data and accurate recommendations for input application, ultimately helping growers save money. This is exactly what the following examples illustrate.
A common practice among growers is to implement crop rotation with legumes and wheat to enrich the soil with nitrogen. But there’s still always a question if there’s enough nutrients to secure the planned yield of the main crop. Equipped with FarmLab, the agronomists at Eurasia Group can now share with their customers the precise soil data at any given time.
For example, in this case based on Stenon’s measurements in the spring, they applied 120 kg/ha of nitrogen fertilizer to a wheat field. When the mid-season checks for plant-available nitrogen were conducted, the measurements showed that plant-available nitrogen increased from 21 kg/ha to 42-63 kg/ha. This confirmed that no additional fertilizer was needed.
In contrast, another farm in a different region of Kazakhstan exhibited a significant nitrogen deficit in historically productive zones during mid-season measurements. This deficit could have severely impacted yield production. Given the forecasted rainy conditions for August, failing to apply additional fertilizer would have directly resulted in yield loss.
We are thrilled that Stenon’s technology is enabling data-driven decisions and optimizing farm operations. Contact us today for a consultation to enhance your business operations.
Summary of the panel discussion at World Agri-Tech Summit in São Paulo.
In June, together with our exclusive partner in Paraná, Brazil, Lavoro Agro, Stenon attended one of the most important industry events—the World Agri-Tech Summit in São Paulo. The summit is designed to encourage cross-country collaborations and partnerships. Alongside companies such as Citrosuco, Raízen, Seeds, and others, Stenon’s founder and CEO, Niels Grabbert, took part in the insightful panel, „Digital Agricultural Platforms: Getting Smart Farming Technologies into the Hands of Growers“, where critical challenges and opportunities associated with digital platforms in agriculture were discussed.
If you didn’t have a chance to attend this panel discussion, we are glad to share with you a short summary of the main ideas endorsed by the panelists.
Read the full article here.
Agricultural news spanning the globe.
Conducting soil analysis for nitrogen is essential in agriculture due to nitrogen’s crucial role in plant growth and crop yields. It helps determine the correct amount of nitrogen fertilizer needed, avoiding both deficiency and environmental harm from excess nitrogen. As it is highlighted in this article in Portuguese, understanding nitrification and using nitrification inhibitors can enhance nitrogen use efficiency, reducing losses through leaching and volatilization. This ensures sustainable agricultural practices and optimal crop production.
This article in German discusses how fertilizer production and use contribute significantly to greenhouse gas emissions and the potential for reducing these emissions through more efficient use of fertilizers.
Approximately two-thirds of these emissions occur when fertilizers are applied to fields. Despite synthetic fertilizers supporting crops that feed about 48% of the global population, their use cannot be drastically reduced without affecting food security. However, by improving efficiency in fertilizer use, farmers could potentially reduce the required amount by 80%, significantly lowering emissions.
At Stenon we are proud that our technology helps agriculture businesses optimize fertilizer application and improve sustainability.
The importance of nitrogen for plant development and overall yield is clear. However, questions arise when it comes to calculating the needed nitrogen input. This article in Russian offers an overview of a common nitrogen calculation method used in the region. Depending on the region, agricultural practices, and crops, different methods can be applied.
One of the advantages of Stenon’s technology is that our fertilizer application recommendations are developed based on these regional specifics and are carefully tested with local agronomists and soil experts. Our recommendations include inputs of all necessary parameters and can be processed within just a few clicks. This significantly saves time for agronomists and agriculture consultants.
Contact us to learn more about how Stenon’s technology can help your business.
About Stenon
Since its founding in 2018, Stenon Gmbh, based in Potsdam, Germany, has become the global market leader in real-time digital soil data that is especially beneficial for agronomists. With its sensor- and cloud-based mobile measuring device FarmLab, Stenon provides agriculture businesses with essential data to make optimal and sustainable cultivation decisions, boost yield, crop quality and soil health while saving money on inputs.
More about Stenon at www.stenon.io