Soil analysis – it needs to be more than a single number..

by helen.holman | Nov 14, 2024 | News, OptiYield

Let’s start with an analogy – Q: How much diesel is left in the tank MIKE? 👩‍🌾   MIKE: The measuring stick measured two metres deep📏   Q: Well how wide or long is the tank? 🤷‍♂️   MIKE: I can’t tell you that, but we have two metres of diesel …  🤦...

Soil analysis & crop recommendations – get on the front foot at CropTec 2024

by helen.holman | Oct 23, 2024 | Emerald Research, News, OptiYield

Emerald Research Ltd (ERL) will be exhibiting at CropTec 24 taking place on the 27th and 28th November at the NAEC, Stoneleigh.  Taking centre stage will be this season’s results from the Innovate UK-funded Transformative Reduced Inputs in Potatoes (TRIP) project,...

Biostimulants and how they enable heat and drought resistance.

by helen.holman | Jul 8, 2024 | Emerald Research, OptiYield

Heat and drought along with other abiotic stresses can take their toll on crops in many ways: A lack of water disturbs the uptake of fluid through the roots which in turn stops the delivery of vital nutrients and other important molecules to the cells. Water stressed...

Effective nitrogen application come what May, June & July..

by helen.holman | May 17, 2024 | Emerald Research, OptiYield

If you believe in the many and varied weather predictions, such as ‘Thunder on All Fool’s day, it brings good crops of corn and hay’ or ‘Rain on St. Johns Day (June 24th) expect a wet harvest’, there is no way of being able to reliably predict what weather we may get...

Scorched by foliar in the past… reasons to try again

by helen.holman | May 8, 2024 | Emerald Research, OptiYield

The concept of foliar applied preparations is based on science, but when they were initially introduced in the late 1990’s many of the initial products had drawbacks, such as leaf scorch, low active volumes per application, poor uptake and even phtyotoxicity . All of...

The margin game – when lots of little things add up to make a big difference.

by helen.holman | Apr 30, 2024 | Emerald Research, OptiYield

When uncertainty about weather patterns, inputs costs and sales prices are the only certainty in the coming season, farmers and growers can reap dividends by utilising a full nutritional programme specifically designed to maximise quality and yield attributes required...