DPIRD economists have analysed how different nitrogen strategies perform under urea prices ranging from $600 to $1,500 per tonne. In this episode, agricultural economist Sud Kharel discusses the findings, which compare common crop rotations across multiple WA environments and soil types using decades of weather, price and production data. 

Sud explains the difference between fixed rate and economically targeted nitrogen strategies, explores how rising fertiliser costs can shift the profitability of crop rotations, and highlights the role legumes can play in reducing risk. The conversation also looks at how growers can use gross margin analysis to support paddock and whole farm decision making when fertiliser prices and supply remain uncertain.