AdvaNShield Fertilisers

Farming rules are changing and many growers must go further to make their nitrogen remain available to crops for longer or to reduce losses of ammonia to the atmosphere to meet the new ‘Option 4’ regulatory requirements.

AdvaNShield uses a number of complementary technologies and raw materials to protect and inhibit the nitrogen in our fertilisers to reduce the risk of gaseous emissions and leaching.

Using AdvaNShield means that farmers can meet the ‘Red Tractor’ regulatory standard that demonstrates ammonia emission reduction without harming soil bacteria, fish, or other fauna such as earthworms.  

AdvaNShield products can be used after 1st April without the need to take specific FACTS advice.

Standard Nitrasol Liquid Nitrogen fertilisers can be applied to crops year-round with the proviso that our standard unprotected/ uninhibited liquid fertilisers can only be applied after 1 April if agronomic justification is provided by FACTS-qualified farm personnel or advice specific for the crop and has been followed.

Commercial Flexibility with Lower Costs

We help farmers keep flexible, reduce risk and able to use unprotected products during February and March in an early spring but compliant for April applications if cold weather delays spring field operations. 

Protecting nitrogen from ammonia volatilization does come with an additional cost. But we minimize that by allowing farmers who have purchased unprotected products the opportunity to upgrade standard grades to AdvaNShield technology to meet regulatory requirements at the point of dispatch if they plan to apply the product after 1st April.

Our approach reduces the need to purchase inhibited products on a precautionary basis. AdvaNShield fertilisers are stable and can be held in storage between seasons without degradation or reductions in effectiveness.

Better Agronomy, Higher Yields

AdvaNShield offers significant agronomic and environmental advantages by making nitrogen available in the soil for extended period helping crops absorb more nitrogen over time.

AdvaNShield leaves no soil residue and is fully compatible with all sulphur grades. Nitrogen Use Efficiency is further enhanced to improve sustainability with a combination of polymer-based urease and nitrification inhibitors. 

Field-scale experiments indicate that for certain crops and soil types, a single nitrogen application is sufficient. This simplifies energy-intensive field operations and eases spring workloads, especially when weather conditions are challenging.

Replicated trials showed that yield increases of 4pc were achieved in some seasons on AdvaNShield fertilised crops.

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