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...

Soil health: Thriving over surviving 

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

Soil health is a phrase that has been climbing up the agricultural, sustainability and political agendas in recent years and is fast becoming quite a meme. As with many clichés, it can mean many things to many different parties, but what should it mean to farmers and...

Promising field trial results for potatoes with reduced inputs

by helen.holman | Feb 1, 2024 | News, Trial Reports, TRIP

Emerald Research Ltd (ERL) released the first season’s trial results from the Innovate UK funded Transformative Reduced Input in Potatoes (TRIP) project.  Emerald Research is running farm field strip trials, commercial field-scale trials and replicated pot trials for...

Autumn Sowing 2022- Challenging times indeed.

by Simon Fox | Oct 13, 2022 | Emerald Research, News, OptiYield

This year for the first time we face sowing following a drought with very variable moisture levels, combined with uncertain fertiliser prices and availability. Inflation affecting inputs across the board, especially the cost of red diesel, and a drive towards...

Soil: the (in-depth) really big picture for decision making today, tomorrow and evermore….

by Simon Fox | Oct 23, 2020 | News, OptiYield

Autumn and spring planning offer the opportunity to make changes, not just in your choice of crop or variety grown, but more significantly to your farm’s bottom line, soil health and your financial wellbeing. If you change nothing else in the coming season, change...