At last! Replace all your top-dressings with crop-safe, effective high-rate foliar fertilisers

by Simon Fox | Apr 3, 2022 | News, OptiYield

From macronutrients like nitrogen to micronutrients like manganese, traditional agronomy has taught us that foliar applications are fraught with challenges and complications, leaving soil applications as the preferred, default solution. Historically, foliar feeding...

Boosting crop performance, sustainability and soil health with OptiYield Core

by Simon Fox | Apr 3, 2022 | Emerald Research, News, OptiYield

With more than a decade of research and development in soil science, crop nutrition needs and uptake, Emerald Research Ltd (ERL) is putting its knowledge into helping potato and vegetable farmers balance sustainability with the increased yield and profitable crop...

Foliar Feeding- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s)

by Simon Fox | Mar 4, 2022 | News, OptiYield

With the need to maximise the efficient use of inputs, not just from a financial perceptive but from today’s drive for sustainable agriculture, recent developments in foliar feeding product formulations now make them a viable alternative to the traditional broadcast...

Why chasing the RB209 fantasy of a phosphate target index of 2 is a fool’s dream

by Simon Fox | Mar 2, 2022 | News, OptiYield

RB209 recommends building soil phosphate banks – does this fit modern farming practice? The importance of phosphorous for plant growth is well-documented and understood; the lack of it at any stage of plant development can leave the plant’s engine room lacking fuel...

The first foundation of OptiYield® CHIPS (Crop Health Improved Performance System)

by Simon Fox | Dec 14, 2021 | Emerald Research, News, OptiYield

From 2015 International Year of Soils through to COP26 it has never been clearer that no environmental system works in isolation and to effect any positive and meaningful change, the complex relationships and interdependencies need to be understood. The risk of not...