by helen.holman | Sep 25, 2025 | OptiYield, Product
Why Potato Root Development Matters Potato root development is one of the most important foundations of crop health. A strong, active root system helps the crop access water, take up nutrients, anchor itself in the soil and cope with stress during the growing season....
by helen.holman | Sep 17, 2025 | Nutrient Testing, OptiYield
Standard soil tests are a useful starting point, but they do not always explain what nutrients are available to the crop, what may be locked up in the soil, or how nutrient interactions affect uptake. OptiYield gives growers a wider view of soil health, nutrient...
by helen.holman | Sep 16, 2025 | Emerald Research, News, OptiYield, Uncategorized
After three years of trials, Emerald Research Ltd (ERL) is relaunching its microbial soil improver Consortium-Plus as Symposium, a complementary mixture of many synergistic beneficial microbes and organic biostimulants. The decision has been taken following...
by helen.holman | Jun 19, 2025 | OptiYield, Product
Crop stress from heat, drought and unpredictable weather As we are increasingly experiencing, with this season’s unpredictable weather patterns crops are under constant pressure from environmental stresses like heat and drought, even if they are irrigated. For...
by helen.holman | Jun 17, 2025 | Biostimulants, OptiYield
How seaweed extract is made Seaweed extract is produced by one of two industrial processes, the extract containing all the ‘goodies’ is obtained by either a heat/chemical processing or through cold-pressing. Cold-pressed vs heat extracted seaweed extract The table...
by helen.holman | May 19, 2025 | Crop Health, Nutrient Testing, OptiYield
What is leaf tissue analysis and why is it useful in potato crops? What is leaf tissue analysis? Leaf tissue analysis is a vital tool for managing the nutritional health of potato crops. While the OptiYield soil analysis system predicts nutrient availability to...
