Recommendation system by: Government
FaST
FaST is a digital platform aiming at providing farmers with the optimal nutrient management reccomendations for their farm, helping them abide by the Common Agricultural policy framework. It is a platform providing recommendations based on machine learning applied to image recognition, as well as the use and reuse of IoT data, various public sector data, and user generated data.
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Wheat
Maize
Potatoes
Nitrogen
Phosphorus
Potassium
| Publisher | Government |
| Name | FaST |
| Weblink | https://www.opekepe.gr/opekepe-organisation-gr/opekepe-news-articles-gr/epikaira-nea/4508-paragwgiki-leitourgia-efarmogis-fast |
| Countries covered | Italy, Greece, Bulgaria, Belgium, Romania, Slovenia |
| Regions covered | Whole country |
| Language | Greek |
| Crops covered | Wheat, Maize, Potatoes, Vegetables, Cover crops, Other cereals, Brassicas, Other crops |
| Nutrients covered | Nitrogen (N), Phosphorus (P), Potassium (K) |
| Target soil pH Recommendations based on soil and cropping types | Not Provided |
| Nitrogen | |
| Crops for Nitrogen Recommendation | None |
| Nitrogen Analysis Options | Organic matter, Total N |
| Soil Nitrogen Assess Method | Estimated |
| Factors for estimated Soil Mineral N | Soil type, Rainfall, Past management |
| Soil Nitrogen content measurement | Kjeldahl method |
| Phosphorus | |
| Crops for Phosphorus Recommendation | Maize, Potatoes, Wheat |
| Soil Phosphorus content measurement | Estimated |
| Phosphorus Sampling Frequency | |
| Lab analysis method for Phosphorus | |
| Potassium | |
| Crops for Potassium Recommendation | Maize, Potatoes, Wheat |
| Soil Potassium content measurement | Estimated |
| Lab analysis method for Potassium | |
| Potassium Sampling Frequency | |
| Potassium Measurement Method | Lab Analysis |
| Soil available Potassium(Κ) from potash clays | Does not account for potash releasing clays |
| Guidance for minimizing nitrate leaching | Provided |
| Crops for which the recommended N rate is adapted depending upon nitrate leaching risk | Wheat, Maize, Potatoes |
| Nitrogen | |
| Dry Springs | Considered |
| Advice on irrigation for N recommendation | Not Provided |
| Spring Crop N content | Not Accounted for |
| Accepted methods for assessment of spring crop N content | |
| Phosphorus | |
| Spring Crop P content | Not Accounted for |
| Accepted methods for assessment of spring crop P content | |
| Nitrogen | |
| Current in season crop N requirement | Estimated |
| Basis for N Requirement Estimation | Standard values for crop N content |
| Expected yields | Estimated in season N requirement can be adjusted for expected yields |
| Basis of crop N requirements | Crop approach |
| Phosphorus | |
| Current in season crop P requirement | Estimated |
| Basis for P requirement estimation | Standard values for crop P content |
| Expected yields | Estimated P requirement can be adjusted for expected yields |
| Basis of crop P requirements | Crop approach |
| Potassium | |
| Current in season crop K requirement | Estimated |
| Basis for K requirement estimation | Standard Yield |
| Expected yields | Estimated K requirement can be adjusted for expected yields |
| Crops for which yield adjustments are made | Wheat, Maize, Potatoes |
| Adjustments for Potato Recommendations | |
| Recommendations on length of growing season, variety, haulm length and/or determinacy groups | Not available |
| Available adjustments for potatoes | Recommendations are not adjusted |
| Adjustments for nitrate leaching, gaseous N-losses and Ammonia Mitigation | |
| N adjustments to account for gaseous N-losses are included for | Not included |
| Fertiliser types and additives change recommendation | |
| Ammonia mitigation strategies used for manufactured fertilisers | |
| Manure application methods used for reducing ammonia emissions | |
| Organic materials nutrient content | |
| Crop available N for different types of organic material | Calculated |
| Organic materials for which crop available N is calculated | Farmyard manure (cattle, goat, pig, sheep, horse, duck), Cattle slurry, Pig slurry, Poultry manure, Digestate, Biosolids |
| Crop available nutrients from organic materials accounted for | Nitrogen (N), Phosphorus (P), Potassium (K) |
| Nutrients for which there is an option to input own organic material nutrient analysis | - |
| Types of organic materials for which regulation stipulates a sampling requirement | None |
| Guidance on fertilizer application timings | Not Provided |
| Guidance on the rate of fertiliser to apply at each timing | Not Provided |
| Number of fertilizer N applications in wheat | 2 |
| Application number between maize and potatoes | Different |
| Number of fertiliser N applications in maize (or potatoes) | In the case of potato crops, one nitrogen application is recommended |
| P & K application frequency in winter wheat | Once a year |
| P & K application frequency between maize and potatoes | Does not differ |
| P & K application frequency in maize (or potatoes) | |
| Crops with guidance available for the placement of fertilisers | None |
Funded by the European Union and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union, European Commission or UKRI. Neither the European Union, European Commission nor UKRI can be held responsible for them.
Project Coordinators
Sarah Kendall
sarah.kendall@adas.co.ukSpyros Fountas
sfountas@aua.grheurope.nutrichecknet@gmail.com
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