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Showcasing the OptiYield System at British Potato Event 2025
Emerald Research Ltd (ERL) is excited to announce that we will be showcasing the complete OptiYield system, along with results from our nutritional trials within the Transformative Reduced Input Potatoes (TRIP) project at the British Potato Event 2025 in Harrogate on...
Microbes and Potatoes: The Key to Healthier Soil, Stronger Roots, and Drought Resilience
Reasons to Use Microbes in Potato Crops If any season recently has demonstrated the value and importance of crops developing strong, deep roots, it has been this one. The drought conditions in many places coupled with limited or complete irrigation bans have left...
2025 Potato farm report & analysis
We are trying something new this autumn and you are invited to join us on the 12th November , at 12.30pm for our live on line seminar event. 2025 has been a very challenging year for growing potatoes with extreme drought and heat at times, however our growers have...
How OptiYield turns soil tests in to a crop plan
While standard soil analysis provides a few numbers for nutrients such as P, K, and Mg, OptiYield generates a much broader dataset. The question is: how does this information translate into practical recommendations on farm? From data to decisions Standard...
The Root of Success: Why potato root development shapes crop health
Strong, healthy and productive crops start with the formation of a root mass that can sustain crop health and vigour throughout the growing season in many ways: Anchorage and stability – Strong, well-developed roots physically anchor potato plants, preventing lodging...
Why standard soil tests don’t tell the full story.
Most farmers are familiar with standard soil testing. Typically, a lab will report back on a few basic indicators such as pH, nitrogen (N), phosphate (P), potash (K), and magnesium (Mg). Some tests are more advanced and include analysis of micronutrients and organic...
Symposium launched as Emerald Research rebrands Consortium-Plus
After three years of trials, Emerald Research Ltd (ERL) is relaunching its microbial soil improver Consortium-Plus as Symposium, a complementary mixture of many synergistic beneficial microbes and organic biostimulants. The decision has been taken following...
Boost your crops’ health and yield outcomes with BioBoost
As we are increasingly experiencing, with this season’s unpredictable weather patterns crops are under constant pressure from environmental stresses like heat and drought, even if they are irrigated. For example, Tuber Initiation is inhibited above 25°C and...
Seaweed extract: What’s the difference between heat extraction vs cold extracted?
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?
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...