Precision Nitrogen Injection Using Integrated Optical Sensing and Variable Rate Technologies

This project will demonstrate to producers and other interested groups the procedures and benefits of utilizing these innovative precision technologies: optical sensing and variable-rate application, to manage spatial variability within individual fields of cotton. The goal of this project is to encourage producers’ adoption of these new precision N management technologies and systems on their farms to reduce N fertilizer consumption and potential N losses, improve cotton productivity, and thus improve water quality and grower profitability in the Mississippi River Basin.