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Foliar Feeding- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s)
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
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)
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...
Autumn focus – achieving stronger autumn establishment & combating CSFB in WOSR.
Autumn Update With the end of harvest in sight for both cereal and potato growers, autumn is making its presence felt both morning and evening, so our thinking turns inevitably to the coming season; field planning, crops, varieties, fertiliser and so on. This year...
If it’s not broken, why fix it?
What may surprise many people, is that although we left the EU single market on the 31st December 2021, as part of the withdrawal agreement, we were committed to bring in regulations on the use of biostimulants in the UK; this was to align the UK with the EU under the...
UK biostimulant industry in EU regulation stranglehold – can it survive?
The UK biostimulant industry is facing an extensive review of the regulatory environment relating to the ability of UK farmers to apply them after September 2022. This legislative review (DEFRA, Project 31280 “Creating an Enabling Regulatory Environment for Enhanced...
POSTCOVA Project April Update – is it all in vain?
POSTCOVA Project April Update – is it all in vain? Our Winter Wheat trials are coming along nicely with all of our Nitrous Oxide gas detectors in place, ready to detect Green House Gas emissions from our control plots and – hopefully – significantly reduced emissions...
POSTCOVA Project Update
Novel biotechnology increasing sustainable crop production Five months into our Innovate UK POSTCOVA trial and we are working our way through the trial protocols, with our glasshouse trials of Spring Wheat, Cauliflowers and Potatoes underway and the field Winter Wheat...
Innovate UK – POSTCOVA Project
Emerald Research Ltd leads Innovate UK Grant awarded to put sustainability within easy reach of farmers. Emerald Research Ltd (ERL) with project partners, Lisk and Jones, Puffin Produce and Bangor University have been awarded an Innovate UK research grant for...
Soil: the (in-depth) really big picture for decision making today, tomorrow and evermore….
Autumn and spring planning offer the opportunity to make changes, not just in your choice of crop or variety grown, but more significantly to your farm’s bottom line, soil health and your financial wellbeing. If you change nothing else in the coming season, change...