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 | 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 | Jun 4, 2025 | News, TRIP
The Innovate UK funded Transformative Reduced Input Potatoes (TRIP) project is holding a farm walk of this year’s nutritional trial plots on the 26th June by kind permission of Colwith Farm Potatoes, at Lostwithiel, Cornwall. The event kicks off at 12 noon with lunch...
by helen.holman | May 28, 2025 | Trial Reports, TRIP
Direct applications are driving increased nutrient use efficiency The TRIP project is exploring how direct foliar applications of nitrogen, phosphate and potassium can improve nutrient use efficiency, reduce reliance on soil-applied inputs and support potato crop...
