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OptiYield – Independent Replicated Field & Plot Carrot Trials
Independent replicated field trials were carried out by Huntapac Produce Ltd. on maincrop carrots, it measured the effect of OptiYield foliar nutrients & biostimulants as recommend by the OptiYield System on crop growth, quality and marektable yields. The...
NASPA – Use of microbials in Potatoes
MAINCROP POTATOES – POT TRIALS Microbials significantly outperformed Standard Fungicide Consortium-Plus slightly outperformed Consortium-Z Consortium-Plus 353% increase in tuber weight at Tuber Initiation Significant increase in rooting and tuber set These Pot trials...
NASPA – New biostimulant research
The Interreg NASPA project covers 5 European countries comprising 12 partners from SMEs, university laboratories, research centres, major farming companies and food retailers. We have combined our competences in discovering and developing new biomolecules from biomass...
Innovate UK POSTCOVA
Funded through Innovate UK, POSTCOVA was a 12-month research programme running through to Autumn 2021. POSTCOVA tackled major reductions in use of Nitrogen fertiliser – besides bovine methane emissions the largest source of CO2 equivalent emissions in agriculture...
Encouraging healthy rooting in Potatoes
In this era of drone and precision technologies one of the most important inspection tools in the armoury is still the humble spade! When was the last time you dug down to see the result of your cultivations or, more importantly, before you culti- vated? So when is it...
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...