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PRECISION NITROGEN MANAGEMENT

Know exactly what
your crop needs.
Every week.

Every nitrogen decision comes down to two questions. Messium answers both: how much fertiliser your crop really needs, and exactly when it needs it.

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BACKED BY UK SPACE AGENCY ESA GRDC
3.2%
N CONCENTRATION
+14 days
UNTIL DEFICIENCY
68 kg/ha
RECOMMENDED N
94%to target
YIELD
The Problem

Over half of all farmland
is incorrectly fertilised.

Most nitrogen decisions are made on field averages, calendar dates, or gut feel. That means wasted money, lost yield, and nitrogen ending up where it shouldn't.

£50+
Wasted per hectare
Applied when the crop was already saturated and couldn't take up more - or too early to take effect.
5-15%
Lost yield potential
Crops that go deficient - even briefly - during key growth stages never fully recover their yield potential.
30%
Of applied N is lost
Leaching into groundwater or escaping as greenhouse gas - never reaching the crop it was meant for.
How It Works

Satellite to fertiliser plan.
Three steps.

01 · SCAN

Hyperspectral satellites scan your field

Our satellites capture 160 wavelengths of light from your crop every week - information invisible to standard cameras, and impossible with conventional NDVI.

02 · ANALYSE

AI compares against 30,000 crop samples

Our AI - trained on 30,000 physical lab samples - analyses satellite data alongside weather, soil, and farm management information to determine exact nitrogen levels.

03 · RECOMMEND

Weekly report - exactly when and how much

Every week: current nitrogen concentration in your crop, exactly when deficiency will hit, and precisely how much to apply, at 5m resolution. Recommendations are optimised for your protein target, your wheat variety's genetics and your soils, to maximise profit rather than just yield.

What You Get Back

From recommendation to proven result

It is not just a nitrogen reading. Messium tells you when and how much to apply, hands your machine a ready-made map, then tracks every field so you hit the targets that pay and can prove how efficiently you got there.

Timing, Rate & VRA

Exactly when, exactly how much - straight to your machine

Messium tells you precisely when each field will become deficient and the rate it needs. Those recommendations are auto-generated into variable-rate application maps that load straight into most sprayers and tractors - no manual mapping, no guesswork at the cab.

Application timing Rate per zone Auto VRA maps ISO-XML, Rx & Shapefile
VRA Map · Field A7 kg N/ha
160
260
Targets & Profit

Track every field to its yield & protein target

See exactly where each field is heading through the season, and act in time to land it on target. Hitting your milling protein spec and yield is what secures the contract and maximises profit, not just growing a big crop.

Field A7 · Protein 12.6% / 13.0% target
Field A7 · Yield 9.4 t/ha / 9.5 target
ON TRACK Contract spec projected to be met
Efficiency & Reporting

Measure and report nitrogen use efficiency

Track how much of the fertiliser you applied the crop actually takes up, versus what is lost to leaching into waterways or as nitrous oxide emissions. Backed by soil assessments, it builds a complete, audit-ready record of nitrogen across your farm.

Nitrogen use efficiency 73%
Taken up by crop 73%
Lost to leaching 18%
Lost as nitrous oxide 9%
Satellite-based soil assessments each season
85%+
Lab-equivalent
accuracy
160
Wavelengths
(vs 2 for NDVI)
5m
Field resolution
per analysis
30k
Crop samples in
training dataset
Weekly
Field updates
delivered
Backed & Recognised By
UK Space Agency
European Space Agency
Innovate UK
Grains Research & Development Corporation
EIT Food
EIT Food Accelerator Network
Co-funded by the European Union
Technology, Data & Research Partners
Pixxel
Wyvern
Esper
Kuva Space
Open Cosmos
Planet
Space Park Leicester
Hutchinsons
Wildfarmed
DataFarming
Kalyx
Eurofins
Hill Court Farm Research
AgIdea
Frontier Agriculture

Ready to know what your crops
really need?

Join farmers across the UK, Europe, Australia and New Zealand already using Messium to cut costs, boost yield, and farm with confidence.

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