What is AgNUE?
AgNUE is an international research platform focused on improving how nitrogen dynamics are measured, modelled and managed in agricultural systems.
The platform brings together expertise across field experimentation, data science and modelling to address key uncertainties in nitrogen cycling.
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Our goal
The overarching goal of AgNUE is to enhance NUE in agricultural systems and determine the extent to which this can reduce environmental N losses—particularly N₂O emissions and nitrate leaching.
To achieve this, AgNUE will establish a network of experimental sites across contrasting agro-ecological zones, equipped with state-of-the-art instrumentation. This infrastructure will allow the quantification of complete N input–output budgets, providing proof of concept for improved, region-specific management strategies to enhance NUE and reduce losses.
Vision and mission
Vision
Keeping global agroecosystem N balances within planetary boundaries.
Mission
To advance the accuracy of models that predict field-scale N cycling to improve NUE and reduce N losses.
Our supersites
Supersite network
Twelve intensively monitored fields across Europe and the United States. Hover a marker for the site summary, then follow the link to its supersite page.
Hover or tab to a marker to see its summary; click to open the supersite page.
Scope and Funding
Scope
The platform runs over five years and includes research activities across Europe and the United States.
Funding
AgNUE is funded by the Novo Nordisk Foundation, with additional support from US-based Foundation for Agriculture and Research.