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Anna Cervi appointed as the TRIP project’s Formulations Chemist
Following the launch of the project titled ‘Transformative Reduced Inputs in Potatoes’, or TRIP for short, which will be funded by Innovate UK over the next three years, Emerald Research Ltd (ERL) has appointed Anna Cervi as the TRIP project’s Formulations Chemist....
Innovate UK funds three year programme to study regenerative potato commercialisation
Emerald Research Ltd (ERL), a leading voice in the campaign for a holistic and sustainable approach to crop production, has been awarded another Innovate UK funded research programme following on from the recent Postcova project. In collaboration with a consortium of...
OptiYield soil analysis – the starting point for winter crop resilience.
The OptiYield expert software system seamlessly integrates with your autumn establishment routine, providing extensive soil analysis information and delivering specific macro/micro nutrient recommendations at each growth stage from establishment and throughout the...
OptiYield Trials at Cereals 2023!
A first for Emerald Research Limited and a first for Cereals…. After ten years of trading, Emerald Research Ltd (ERL) will be exhibiting under its OptiYield brand for the first time at Cereals 2023, which is being held at the Thoresby Estate on the 13th and 14th June...
Potato Armageddon …. Will the UK farmers follow Europe in planting decisions?
It’s not often that UK farmers follow their European counterparts, but are they likely to go for winter oilseeds and cereals over potatoes for the 2023 harvest? During 2022 season the Europe potato hectarage of 102.5 million tonnes (while still being the second...
Making your nitrogen applications as efficient as possible
There has been no shortage of news articles lately covering the ‘perfect storm’ that rising fuel and nitrogen prices will have on UK agriculture and the wider economy, with fertiliser prices high, (at the time of writing nearly £1000/t for Ammonium Nitrate) and much...
Autumn Sowing 2022- Challenging times indeed.
This year for the first time we face sowing following a drought with very variable moisture levels, combined with uncertain fertiliser prices and availability. Inflation affecting inputs across the board, especially the cost of red diesel, and a drive towards...
Simple application boosts beet marketable yield by 10%
UK sugar beet production has remained around one tonne per hectare above the European average for the last three campaigns according to Statista[1]; As growers face more challenging conditions and tighter margins, some are looking to the latest developments in...
Increasing oil content of OSR by 10% with foliar nitrogen.
Cooking oil is in short supply due in part to the war in Ukraine, as they and Russia account for 60% of the world’s sunflower oil. Together with Canada’s disastrous 2021 rape seed harvest, the global vegetable oil ‘stock-to-use’ ratio falling to 44 days. While its too...
At last! Replace all your top-dressings with crop-safe, effective high-rate foliar fertilisers
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...