Growers whose crops are affected by the dry conditions can get a free foliar treatment thanks to the Nano Stim 100 Hectare Rescue Package.
The company will select 10 UK growers, with each selected farm receiving a 10-hectare foliar nutrition application by drone, including free Nano Stim product and free UAV application.
The initiative is aimed at winter wheat, winter barley and spring barley crops that are visibly under pressure but still have remaining yield potential.
The application will use a foliar recovery nutrition pass based on Nano Stim N-Core and Nano Stim Multi Micro, supplying targeted foliar nutrition including nitrogen, sulphur, magnesium, manganese, zinc, iron, copper, boron and molybdenum.
The company stressed the initiative is not intended to replace a planned fertiliser programme, nor is it how the company would normally recommend its products are used.
“This is not a sales campaign. It is an offer of help,” said a spokesperson for Nano Stim Agricultural Products. “A lot of UK cereal crops have been through a brutal spring. Many growers are looking at crops that still have potential, but are clearly under pressure. We believe foliar nutrition still has a role to play where the crop is alive, actively growing and capable of responding.”
Each selected farm will receive:
- 10 hectares treated with Nano Stim by drone
- Free Nano Stim product
- Free UAV application
- Before-and-after crop monitoring where possible
Those involved must provide a comparison strip in the field. The company states it isn’t asking growers to believe a marketing claim but to provide a fair untreated comparison.
The offer will be dictated by crop condition, timing, location, access, comparison value and operational suitability. Because the programme is drone-applied, each site must also be suitable for safe and compliant UAV operation under Civil Aviation requirements. Fields may be excluded due to airspace, obstacles, access, neighbouring properties, roads, public areas, livestock, sensitive sites or other operational restrictions.
“Applications for the Nano Stim 100 Hectare FREE Rescue Package close on Monday 9th June due to the time-sensitive nature of the crop window.
Those interested in taking part are asked to contact Nano Stim Agricultural Products with the following information:
- Crop
- Location
- Field size
- Current crop condition
- Growth stage
- Whether an untreated comparison strip can be left
