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Potash Development Association

Nutrition of forage maize crops drives final yield and quality

Arable

about 15 hours ago

Nutrition of forage maize crops drives final yield and quality

According to the Potash Development Association (PDA), forage maize is a uniquely responsive crop...

Early crop nutrient availability driver for forage maize production – PDA

N.Ireland

about 2 months ago

Early crop nutrient availability driver for forage maize production – PDA

The Potash Development Association (PDA) is advising that early crop nutrient availability will maximise forage maize final yields.

PDA publishes new potato crop nutrition advisory leaflet

Arable

3 months ago

PDA publishes new potato crop nutrition advisory leaflet

The Potash Development Association (PDA) has published a new potato crop nutrition guidance leaflet to facilitate UK and Irish growers.

Tillage advice: Maintaining soil nutrient reserves

Arable

6 months ago

Tillage advice: Maintaining soil nutrient reserves

The Potash Development Association (PDA) is highlighting the need for tillage farmers to retain soil nutrient reserves.

How good are cover crops at recycling soil nutrients?

Arable

7 months ago

How good are cover crops at recycling soil nutrients?

The Potash Development Association (PDA) has highlighted the role played by cover crops in...

Arable

8 months ago

Tillage: Straw strength a key contributor to final crop yields

Straw strength is a critically important determinant of final yield within all cereal crops: wheat, barley, oats, rye, and oilseed rape

Tillage: Straw strength a key contributor to final crop yields

Arable

8 months ago

The effect of cultivation systems on soil sampling techniques

The Potash Development Association (PDA) is highlighting the role of cultivation systems on soil...

The effect of cultivation systems on soil sampling techniques

Arable

10 months ago

The significance of sulphur as a crop nutrient

According to the Potash Development Association (PDA), sulphur is an essential nutrient for all...

The significance of sulphur as a crop nutrient

Arable

10 months ago

PDA: Dry season will impact on potash offtakes

The extremely dry conditions experienced for most of the 2024/25 growing season will impact crop nutrient offtakes – potash is one of these.

PDA: Dry season will impact on potash offtakes

Arable

11 months ago

Role of crop nutrition in mitigating impact of extreme weather events

The Potash Development Association (PDA) has reviewed the role of plant nutrition in mitigating the impact of extreme weather events on crops

Role of crop nutrition in mitigating impact of extreme weather events

Arable

about 1 year ago

Tillage: The role of potassium in cereal crop development

The Potash Development Association (PDA) has published an overview of the role played by potassium in maximising cereal crop development

Tillage: The role of potassium in cereal crop development

Arable

about 1 year ago

Tillage: The role of sulphur in crop production

The Potash Development Association (PDA) has highlighted the key role of sulphur in crop production systems in its latest crop update.

Tillage: The role of sulphur in crop production

Arable

about 1 year ago

Analysis: Only 29% of UK soils at target potassium levels

The Potash Development Association (PDA) has published trends identified within a 2022/23 survey of UK soil potassium index values.

Analysis: Only 29% of UK soils at target potassium levels

Arable

about 1 year ago

Forage maize – yields of 50t/ha achievable

According to the Potash Development Association, forage maize crops can deliver yields of up to 50t/ha on fresh weight basis within 4 months

Forage maize – yields of 50t/ha achievable

Arable

over 1 year ago

The significance of sulphur as a crop nutrient

Sulphur is an essential nutrient for all plants and animals. Its behaviour in the soil is very similar to that of nitrogen.

The significance of sulphur as a crop nutrient

Arable

over 1 year ago

The significance of spring potash applications

The Potash Development Association (PDA) is highlighting the need for all winter crops to receive adequate potash applications now.

The significance of spring potash applications

Arable

over 1 year ago

Concern at decline in English national phosphate balance

New figures have indicated that the national balance for phosphate (P) in England is in sharp and worrying decline.

Concern at decline in English national phosphate balance

Arable

over 1 year ago

Sulphur should be factored-in to all fertiliser programmes for 2025

The Potash Development Association (PDA) is recommending that sulphur (S) be included within all...

Sulphur should be factored-in to all fertiliser programmes for 2025

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