by helen.holman | Jun 19, 2025 | OptiYield, Product
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 example, Tuber Initiation is inhibited above 25°C and...
by helen.holman | Jun 17, 2025 | Emerald Research, OptiYield
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. The table below illustrates a comparison of the two methods: Feature Cold-Pressed...
by helen.holman | May 28, 2025 | TRIP
One of the aims of the Transformative Reduced Input Potatoes (TRIP) Project is to evaluate ways to minimise the application of soil-applied inputs and in particular nitrogen, phosphate and potassium. The main alternative to traditional methods of applying inputs via...
by helen.holman | May 19, 2025 | News
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 the crop from the soil, it can’t predict the weather and conditions, so cannot know precisely what the...
by helen.holman | May 12, 2025 | Emerald Research, OptiYield
Spring 2025 has been a direct contrast to Spring 2024, with unseasonally low rainfall throughout February, March and April. According to the BBC weather department, Sheffield’s Weston Park weather station has recorded just 78mm (3in) of rain since the start of...
