The margin game – when lots of little things add up to make a big difference.

by helen.holman | Apr 30, 2024 | Emerald Research, OptiYield

When uncertainty about weather patterns, inputs costs and sales prices are the only certainty in the coming season, farmers and growers can reap dividends by utilising a full nutritional programme specifically designed to maximise quality and yield attributes required...

Soil health: Thriving over surviving 

by helen.holman | Apr 17, 2024 | Emerald Research, OptiYield

Soil health is a phrase that has been climbing up the agricultural, sustainability and political agendas in recent years and is fast becoming quite a meme. As with many clichés, it can mean many things to many different parties, but what should it mean to farmers and...

What are the benefits of foliar nitrogen application? 

by helen.holman | Mar 7, 2024 | Emerald Research, OptiYield

  The use of foliar nitrogen applications offers farmers and growers a host of benefits ranging from an overall reduction in the amount of nitrogen applied through to increased nutrient use efficiency (NUE) and reductions in environmental losses, which can result...

Emerald Research finds new pastures at Hartpury Agri- Tech Centre

by helen.holman | Mar 4, 2024 | News, Uncategorized

As of Thursday 1st February 2024, Emerald Research Ltd (ERL) has moved in to their new head office, based at the University of Hartpury’s Agri-Tech Centre, a progressive facilitator within the field of applied agricultural innovation. ERL’s CEO, Simon Fox, has chosen...

Promising field trial results for potatoes with reduced inputs

by helen.holman | Feb 1, 2024 | News, Trial Reports, TRIP

Emerald Research Ltd (ERL) released the first season’s trial results from the Innovate UK funded Transformative Reduced Input in Potatoes (TRIP) project.  Emerald Research is running farm field strip trials, commercial field-scale trials and replicated pot trials for...