How to use your N-Tester BT with Atfarm app

Nitrogen rate recommendations

Get specific nitrogen rate recommendations based on the true nitrogen uptake of your crop and experience the benefits for yourself:

Improved yield
Better grain quality
Higher grain protein

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What do N-Tester BT users have to say?

I decided to put my faith in N-Tester and only overruled it on a very few occasions, and I have to say it has done everything it promised it would. It hasn’t stolen any yield, and when I had the grain tested, I was pleased with the results. It got it bang on!

When fertilising this year, I’ve used 180kg nitrogen per hectare as opposed to 220kg, having followed the N-Tester’s advice.

George, Farmer in the UK

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Have you downloaded the free Atfarm app?

Get it now from the Apple App Store or Google Play store.

The N-Tester BT is currently individually calibrated for most cereals:

Winter wheat
Winter barley
Spring barley
Winter rye
Winter triticale

Winter wheat

Winter barley

Spring barley

Winter rye

Winter Triticale

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How do I get a nitrogen rate recommendation with my N-Tester BT?

To get your nitrogen rate recommendation, follow these 8 steps. Make sure to enable Bluetooth TM on your smartphone before you start.

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1

Turn your N-Tester BT on by holding the On/Off button until the LED on top turns blue.

2

Open the Atfarm app and select your farm and field.

3

Scroll down to the N-Tester section and tap Start measurement.

4

Add your crop and growth stage information.

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The app will now check the connection between your smartphone and N-Tester BT. This may take a few seconds.

5

Tap Start measuring.

6

Calibrate your N-Tester by holding down the head of the device and taking an empty reading.

7

Measure the youngest leaves on at least 30 plants across your field.

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Take measurements while walking across your field in a zigzag pattern. This helps you get readings from crops growing in all the different soil qualities on your field.

8

Tap Get the N-Tester value.

How do I understand my N-Tester BT recommendation?

Your nitrogen rate recommendation is shown in kg of nitrogen to apply per hectare of your field.

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Check your input

Tapping Show more insights gives you all the basic information that you provided that Atfarm used to calculate your N-Tester BT nitrogen rate recommendation.

This makes it easy to spot any typos or errors that could affect your recommendation.