Seaweed extract: What’s the difference between heat extraction vs cold extracted?

by helen.holman | Jun 17, 2025 | Emerald Research, OptiYield

Seaweed extract is produced by one of two industrial processes, the extract containing all the ‘goodies’ is obtained by either a heat/chemical processing or through cold pressing. The table below illustrates a comparison of the two methods: Feature Cold-Pressed...

Fancy a TRIP (Transformative Reduced Input Potatoes) to our Cornish nutritional trials?

by helen.holman | Jun 4, 2025 | News, TRIP

The Innovate UK funded Transformative Reduced Input Potatoes (TRIP) project is holding a farm walk of this year’s nutritional trial plots on the 26th June by kind permission of Colwith Farm Potatoes, at Lostwithiel, Cornwall. The event kicks off at 12 noon with lunch...

Direct applications are driving increased nutrient use efficiency

by helen.holman | May 28, 2025 | TRIP

One of the aims of the Transformative Reduced Input Potatoes (TRIP) Project is to evaluate ways to minimise the application of soil-applied inputs and in particular nitrogen, phosphate and potassium. The main alternative to traditional methods of applying inputs via...

What is leaf tissue analysis and why is it useful in potato crops?

by helen.holman | May 19, 2025 | News

Leaf tissue analysis is a vital tool for managing the nutritional health of potato crops. While the OptiYield soil analysis system predicts nutrient availability to the crop from the soil, it can’t predict the weather and conditions, so cannot know precisely what the...

Withstanding the effects of heat and drought stress naturally

by helen.holman | May 12, 2025 | Emerald Research, OptiYield

Spring 2025 has been a direct contrast to Spring 2024, with unseasonally low rainfall throughout February, March and April. According to the BBC weather department, Sheffield’s Weston Park weather station has recorded just 78mm (3in) of rain since the start of...