Augmenta Case Study in Central Europe

Key takeaways

The aim of the study was to evaluate Augmenta System performance and its effect on plant growth, development and yielding in Central Europe.

Many farmers find the notion of using less input to create more crop counterintuitive. To alleviate any doubt, we set out to prove that by optimizing inputs, the Augmenta System can reduce input amounts (and input costs) so as to promote sustainability, while also increasing yield. Both result in higher financial returns.

Aside from improved sustainability, our findings demonstrate this financial benefit – less input costs and more grain sales amount to greater net income for the farmer. 

Key figures and stats 

Augmenta N-VRA was undertaken on a total acreage of 1,204 ha. In comparison with Fixed Rate applications, the Augmenta System was able to achieve fertilizer savings of 7.5% for rapeseed and a yield increase of 1.2%. It also managed to achieve fertiliser savings of 3.1% for winter wheat and increase yield by 10.6%.

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CROP   FERTILISER SAVINGS (%)    FERTILISER SAVINGS (kg)   TOTAL SESSIONS   TOTAL AREA (ha)

rapeseed            7.5                                          11523                                36                         623.9

wheat                 3.1                                           3756                                 41                         579.7

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Specifically, the study found that the Augmenta System was able to:

• Save a total of 7254.3 kg of urea, thereby reducing input costs and promoting sustainability. 
  
• Produce 13.5 tonnes of extra rapeseed, thereby increasing harvest income.
• Produce 155.5 tonnes of extra winter wheat, thereby increasing harvest income.