Inputs, Nutrition & Protection

Fertilisers & Plant Nutrition

Buying, storing, spreading and proving it was worth it.

Fertiliser is the largest single variable cost on most arable holdings and the most exposed to price volatility. This module manages purchasing decisions against a forward requirement, storage and security compliance, spreader calibration and application accuracy, and the response measurement that shows whether the last tonne actually paid.

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12 capabilities
3 linked schemes
Offline capable

12: Capabilities in this module
5: Interactive tools
3: Linked support schemes
5: Data integrations
5: Measures reported

The ground reality

What is actually happening in fertilisers in the UK

The Office for Budget Responsibility has forecast agricultural input costs around 30 per cent higher in 2026 than in 2020. Ammonium nitrate storage carries specific security and safety obligations, and spreader calibration error is one of the most common and least detected sources of both waste and non-uniformity in nutrition programmes.

Figures are as published at the time of writing. Farm policy and payment rates change frequently — verify against the primary source before relying on any number here.

Capabilities

What Fertilisers does

Every capability below is built on the same underlying record, so entering something once is enough for it to appear wherever it is needed.

Record and plan

Forward requirement forecasting from the nutrient plan across the season
Purchase timing decision support against a rolling price series
Product comparison on cost per kilogram of nutrient, not cost per tonne of product

Operate and monitor

Contract and delivery management with tonnage and analysis records
Storage compliance for ammonium nitrate including security and separation
Spreader calibration record with tray test results and bout width verification

Comply and evidence

Application accuracy monitoring including overlap and headland management
Foliar and liquid nutrition programme management
Micronutrient deficiency diagnosis and correction planning

Analyse and improve

Response trial design to test whether the marginal input pays
Inhibitor and coated product usage record for ammonia reduction claims
Ammonia emission estimation for air quality reporting

Interactive

Tools you actually use, not screens you read

These are working interfaces inside the module — maps, calculators, planners and dashboards that respond to your own holding data.

Cost per kilogram of nutrient comparator across products and suppliers

Tool

Purchase timing chart with requirement overlaid on price history

Chart

Spreader calibration wizard with tray test entry and coefficient of variation output

Wizard

Marginal nitrogen response calculator against grain price

Calculator

Ammonia emission estimator by product and application method

Tool

End to end

How Fertilisers runs, start to finish

The module is modelled as a state machine, so at any point the business knows exactly which stage every record is at and what has to happen next.

1

Convert the nutrient plan into a product requirement

This is where the record starts, and getting it right here removes work at every later stage.
2

Compare products on nutrient cost

The platform prompts only for what this stage genuinely needs, and carries everything forward.
3

Time and execute the purchase

Conflicts with scheme rules, regulatory windows and existing commitments are flagged here rather than discovered later.
4

Receive, store and record compliance

Capture works offline, so this stage is completed in the field rather than remembered afterwards.
5

Calibrate the spreader and evidence it

Everything recorded at this point becomes evidence automatically, in every format that will later ask for it.
6

Apply and record accurately

This is the stage most businesses currently do twice, once for the operation and once for the paperwork.
7

Measure the response

Results feed the whole-farm view, so the effect of this stage is visible against the rest of the business.
8

Feed learning into the next plan

The cycle closes here, and what is learned is carried into next season's plan rather than lost.

Who uses it

Built around four real jobs, not one generic user

Each of these people needs something different from the same record. The module is designed so none of them has to work around the others.

Farm buyer

Input purchasing

Needs to compare on nutrient cost, not headline tonne price.

Machinery operator

Spreading

Needs calibration evidence for assurance and accuracy.

Agronomist

Nutrition programme

Needs the plan and the actual application reconciled.

Buying group manager

Aggregated procurement

Needs member requirements aggregated ahead of the market.

Schemes and funding

Support schemes this module works with

Agrivencia holds these schemes as data, so eligibility, payment rates, caps and windows update the day they change rather than at the next software release.

England

Farming Equipment and Technology Fund

Contribute towards the cost of specified equipment and technology that improves productivity, slurry management or animal health and welfare.

Round-based, usually open for a defined application period. Defra / Rural Payments Agency England

Sustainable Farming Incentive 2026

Pay farmers for environmental actions taken alongside food production, as the principal replacement for area-based direct payments in England.

Two windows in 2026: window one from 30 June, window two from September. Defra / Rural Payments Agency England

Slurry Infrastructure Grant

Fund additional slurry storage and covers to meet regulatory requirements and reduce pollution.

Round-based. Defra / Rural Payments Agency

Rates, caps and windows change frequently and sometimes without notice. Always confirm against the current published scheme rules before applying.

Measurement

How you will know it is working

The module reports against these measures from the day it is switched on, so the value is demonstrable rather than assumed.

01Cost per kilogram of nitrogen
02Coefficient of variation on spread pattern
03Nitrogen use efficiency
04Storage compliance status
05Marginal response value

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Cost Per Kilogram of Nutrient

Compare fertiliser products on what actually matters — the cost of the nutrient, not the price of the bag.

How this is calculated

Cost per kilogram of nutrient is product price divided by nutrient content as a proportion. Cost per hectare applies the required rate and adds the spreading cost for each product.

Ignores differences in application accuracy, sulphur content, ammonia loss and storage requirements, all of which can outweigh the headline difference.

— Product A cost per kilogram of nitrogen £/kg N

— Product B cost per kilogram of nitrogen £/kg N

— Product A cost per hectare £/ha

— Product B cost per hectare £/ha

— Lower cost option

Questions answered

What people ask about Fertilisers

Does this replace the software I already use?

Not necessarily. Agrivencia integrates with authoritative sources and mainstream packages rather than insisting on replacing them. Where an incumbent does one job well, the platform connects to it; where the job spans several systems and nobody does it, the platform does it.

Will it work where I have no signal?

Yes. Field capture in Fertilisers is offline first, storing locally and synchronising when a connection returns. Only around a fifth of UK farms report reliable signal across the whole holding, so this is a design assumption rather than a feature.

What happens when the scheme rules change?

Scheme rules are held as data rather than code, so a rate change, a cap change or a window closure is a content update that takes effect the same day. The platform also alerts you to what the change does to your own position.

Who owns the data I put in?

You do. The Farm Data Charter gives you a complete export in open formats at any time, and every instance of data sharing requires an explicit, revocable consent that is visible in your account.

Does it work if I farm across a border?

Yes, and that is one of the main reasons the platform exists. A business with land in more than one nation sees one reconciled view rather than two portals, with obligations and deadlines from both administrations in a single calendar.

Can my agronomist or land agent use it too?

Yes. You grant scoped, time-limited access per holding and per module, and you can revoke it in one click. Advisers never get a shared password or a blanket view.

What is the biggest limitation of this module?

Price volatility. Mitigated by requirement-led rather than sentiment-led purchasing. We would rather state that plainly than let you discover it after signing.

Because everything shares one record, adding a neighbouring module usually costs less work than it saves.

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See Fertilisers running on your own holding

Thirty minutes, using your parcels, your schemes and your enterprises rather than a sample farm. No obligation and no sales script — if it does not fit your business we will say so.

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