The Granular Crop Model

The Granular Crop Model FAQ

What is the Granular Crop model?

What adjustments were made to manure settings in the Granular Crop Model?

How is mineralization handled in the Granular Crop Model?

Are cover crops included in the Nitrogen model?

What is mineralization?

Can I use the organic matter percentage from my soil sample?

Is soil temperature measured by our weather provider?

How does the Granular Crop Model determine variable-rate nitrogen prescriptions?

How good is our crop model at predicting yield and nitrogen needs?

What is SSURGO?

How are ERUs used in the Nitrogen model?

How does the quality of ERU compare to SSURGO?

What are the three types of weather data used in the Granular Crop Model?

What impact does a single rainfall have on the Granular Crop Model?

How does the Nitrogen model track soil moisture?

How often is the weather forecast used by the Nitrogen service updated?

How does tile drainage affect the Granular Crop Model?

How does irrigation affect the Granular Crop Model?

What is the estimated runoff from rainfall events?

Why does my nitrogen recommendation change if I run it multiple times in a day?

What soil depth is used in the Nitrogen model?

Where does the Granular Crop Model get the weather data?

How are hybrid differences accounted for in the model?

What about differences in nitrogen uptake or efficiency between hybrids?