by Simon Fox | Sep 12, 2023 | Emerald Research, News, OptiYield, Technical Update
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...
by Simon Fox | Apr 3, 2023 | News, OptiYield
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...
by Simon Fox | Mar 26, 2023 | News, OptiYield
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...
by Simon Fox | Oct 14, 2022 | News, OptiYield
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...
by Simon Fox | Oct 13, 2022 | Emerald Research, News, OptiYield
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...
by Simon Fox | Oct 4, 2022 | Emerald Research, News, OptiYield
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...