GOA Podcasts

Optimising starter fertilizer placement in canola.

Grain Orana Alliance

Maurie Street chats to us about canola phosphorus placement.

Based on 22 trials since 2015 have shown that modifying starter P placements can: 

  • Avoiding establishment losses whilst maintaining yields 
  • Achieve more reliable and predictable establishments 
  • By ‘SPLITTING’ starter fertilisers growers can   
  • Spread fertiliser in less busy periods  
  • Reduce fertiliser handling at sowing   
  • Streamline sowing operations  
  • Risk management strategy- dry sowing etc