“The Rural R&D for Profit project: More Profit from Nitrogen Program (MPfN) was a cross-sector partnership between four of Australia’s significant agricultural users of Nitrogen (N) fertilisers: horticultural tree crops, cotton, dairy, and sugar. The program aimed to improve nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) in these industries to achieve improved profitability and environmental sustainability. Ag Econ completed a Final Evaluation of the MPfN program, as well as economic case studies to investigate the on farm costs and benefits of adopting the MPfN research outputs”.

• MPfN Final Evaluation June 2021

• MPfN Economic case study: Implications for timing of N fertiliser application on irrigated cotton yields: apply all N up-front or split?

• MPfN Economic case study: Matching N plant demand using Enhanced Efficiency Fertilisers and implications for N field run-off in irrigated cotton

• MPfN Economic case study: Quantifying the whole farm systems impact of nitrogen: best practice on an irrigated dairy farm (NSW)

• MPfN Economic case study: Quantifying the whole farm systems impact of nitrogen: best practice on an irrigated dairy farm (TAS)

• MPfN Economic case study: Quantifying the whole farm systems impact of nitrogen: best practice on a rainfed dairy farm (VIC)

• MPfN Economic case study: Improving dairy farm nitrogen use efficiency: using soil moisture monitoring (VIC)

• MPfN Economic case study: Accounting for mineralised nitrogen (N) in sugarcane crop budgets to improve N use efficiency and profit

• MPfN Economic case study: Smart blending of Enhanced Efficiency Fertilisers to maximise sugarcane profitability

• MPfN Economic case study: Optimising nutrient management for improved productivity and fruit quality in mangoes

• MPfN Economic case study: Optimising nutrient management for improved productivity and fruit quality in cherries

• MPfN Economic case study: Assessment of the relationship between the most economic rate of N and N use efficiency: testing specific cotton, sugar, dairy and horticulture scenarios

• MPfN Economic case study: Long-term costs and benefits of best practice Nitrogen Use Efficiency: market access and environmental considerations for increased profit

“The Final Evaluation and Economic Case studies can be found on the MPfN website, along with more information from the MPfN program.”