by helen.holman | Jan 26, 2026 | Crop Health, Nutrient Testing, OptiYield
Why Soil Analysis Matters in Potato Crops In potato production, the difference between a profitable crop and a marginal one often lies in how well you match soil fertility with plant demand. Soil analysis provides the data; converting that data into a practical...
by helen.holman | Jan 12, 2026 | Nutrient Testing, OptiYield
Why Standard Soil Tests Don’t Tell Potato Growers What They Need to Know Standard soil tests for potatoes are a useful starting point, but they rarely provide the full picture needed to build an accurate fertiliser and crop nutrition programme. They can show basic...
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 | Dec 11, 2024 | OptiYield
The banking metaphor of using your soil as a long-term nutrient bank, allowing you to store crop nutrients away for future use, should be resigned to the annals of history. In our view, and especially with phosphate, it is only a bank in the respect of locking up...
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 … 🤦...
