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Potash Development Association

How good are cover crops at recycling soil nutrients?

Tillage

6 days ago

How good are cover crops at recycling soil nutrients?

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

Tillage: Straw strength a key contributor to final crop yields

Tillage

24 days ago

Tillage: Straw strength a key contributor to final crop yields

Straw strength is a critically important determinant of final yield within all combinable crops and oilseed rape.

The effect of cultivation systems on soil sampling techniques

Tillage

about 2 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 sampling techniques.

The significance of sulphur as a crop nutrient

Tillage

3 months ago

The significance of sulphur as a crop nutrient

According to the Potash Development association (PDA), sulphur is an essential nutrient for all plants and animals.

PDA: Dry season will impact on potash offtakes

Tillage

4 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.

Tillage

4 months ago

Role of crop nutrition in mitigating impact of extreme weather events

The Potash Development Association 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

Tillage

5 months 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

Tillage

6 months 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.

Tillage: The role of sulphur in crop production

Tillage

6 months ago

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

Trends identified within a 2022/23 survey of UK soil potassium index values have just been published by the Potash Development Association

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

Tillage

7 months ago

Forage maize - yields of 50t/ha achievable

According to the Potash Development Association (PDA) forage maize crops can deliver yields of up to 50t/ha

Forage maize - yields of 50t/ha achievable

Tillage

8 months 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

Tillage

8 months 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

Tillage

10 months ago

Cereals advice: Spring application of potash and phosphate

The application of potash and phosphate fertilisers when planting a winter cereal enables these nutrients to be worked into seedbeds

Cereals advice: Spring application of potash and phosphate

Tillage

11 months ago

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

The Potash Development Association (PDA) is recommending that sulphur (S) should be included within all fertiliser programmes for 2025.

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

Tillage

about 1 year ago

Soil analysis: A Potash Development Association perspective

The Potash Development Association is confirming that many soils are currently in an extremely poor structural state.

Soil analysis: A Potash Development Association perspective

Tillage

about 1 year ago

Tillage: The impact of soil pH on nutrient availability

All agronomists agree that soil pH must be considered the all-important starting-point of any crop fertiliser plan.

Tillage: The impact of soil pH on nutrient availability

Tillage

about 1 year ago

Autumn crop establishment – there is no room for error

The Potash Development Association (PDA) has highlighted the importance of effective crop establishment this autumn

Autumn crop establishment – there is no room for error

Tillage

about 1 year ago

Tillage: The potash nutrition of cereal crops

The role of potash in maximising cereal yields has been profiled by a number of agencies to coincide with the 2024 autumn planting season.

Tillage: The potash nutrition of cereal crops

Tillage

over 1 year ago

The eating quality of potatoes is delivered by soil minerals - PDA

Recent research has confirmed that numerous soil minerals combine to maximise the eating quality of potatoes.

The eating quality of potatoes is delivered by soil minerals - PDA

Tillage

over 1 year ago

The role of cover crops in tillage systems

Teagasc is confirming that cover crops improve nutrient cycling and serve as a mitigation measure to reduce nitrate leaching.

The role of cover crops in tillage systems

Tillage

over 1 year ago

The role of potassium in cereal plant nutrition

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

The role of potassium in cereal plant nutrition

Tillage

over 1 year ago

Tillage: Potash remains key nutrient for potato crops

Potash is a key nutrient for potato crops, impacting on the yield and quality of tubers, as well as the general health of individual plants.

Tillage: Potash remains key nutrient for potato crops

Tillage

almost 2 years ago

Potassium critical in reversing impact of waterlogging in soils

The Potash Development Association (PDA) has emphasised the role of potassium in reversing the impact of waterlogging in soils.

Potassium critical in reversing impact of waterlogging in soils

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