IN BRIEF

26 October 2001

IN BRIEF

uBE PREPARED for restricted spreading options when using urea, warns IMATS fertiliser specialist John Crowe after last spring saw an upsurge in problems linked to imports. Urea is lighter than ammonium nitrate and its quality varies depending on source, he notes. "Spreading urea should be confined to what I would term best spraying days in terms of wind conditions."