Picking on Nitrogen Rates with Drs. Brian Arnall, Josh McGrath, and Wade Thomason

There are multiple tools for farmers to work with when deciding Nitrogen recommendation rates. All of them operate on the spectrum between mechanistic and empirical approaches. In this episode of the Field, Lab, Earth podcast, Drs. Brian Arnall, Josh McGrath, and Wade Thomason discuss the key differences between these approaches, how they interact with accuracy and precision, how they intertwine with each other, future research for recommendation tools, and how farmers can best make decisions for their farms. <p>Tune in to learn:</p> <ul> <li>What the difference is between accuracy and precision</li> <li>What the difference is between mechanistic and empirical approaches</li> <li>How these approaches interface with Big Data and environmental concerns</li> <li>What factors most impact which approaches farmers use</li> </ul> <p>Contact us at <a href= "mailto:podcast@sciencesocieties.org">podcast@sciencesocieties.org</a> or on Twitter @FieldLabEarth if you have comments, questions, or suggestions for show topics, and if you want more content like this don’t forget to subscribe. If you’d like to see old episodes or sign up for our newsletter, you can do so here: <a href= "https://fieldlabearth.libsyn.com/">https://fieldlabearth.libsyn.com/</a>.</p> <p>If you would like to reach out to Brian, you can find him here:<br /> <a href= "mailto:b.arnall@okstate.edu">b.arnall@okstate.edu</a><br /> Blog: <a href="http://www.osunpk.com">www.osunpk.com</a><br /> Twitter: <a href= "https://twitter.com/osu_npk">https://twitter.com/osu_npk</a><br /> Facebook: <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/OSUNPK">https://www.facebook.com/OSUNPK</a></p> <p>If you would like to reach out to Josh, you can find him here:<br /> <a href="mailto:jmmc259@g.uky.edu">jmmc259@g.uky.edu</a><br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/npk_professor">https://twitter.com/npk_professor</a></p> <p>If you would like to reach out to Wade, you can find him here:<br /> <a href="mailto:wthomaso@vt.edu">wthomaso@vt.edu</a></p> <p>If you would like to reach out to Dwarika Bh