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Podcast: The Tillage Edge
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Combine set up and the importance of stopping grass weed seeds spreading during harvest
Category: Government & Organizations
Duration: 00:18:36
Publish Date: 2020-07-02 08:00:00
Description: Dermot Forristal was the guest on this week’s Tillage Edge podcast to speak to Michael Hennessy about combine set up and also the importance of stopping grass weed seeds spreading during harvest.  Crop through put, crop losses and quality are important factors in setting up the combine according to Dermot.  “Adjustment varies according to combine make but in order to get the set up correct machine operators should make one adjustment at a time and check the results afterwards,” he said. Harvesting machinery from the combine to the baler, straw rakes and even tractors and trailers will spread grass weed seeds.  Dermot is hugely concerned that farmers and contractors do everything possible to stop the spread of grass weeds especially blackgrass.  “All equipment should be thoroughly cleaned after leaving contaminated fields,” commented Dermot “And there cannot be any exceptions, especially with blackgrass.” Dermot pointed out that farmers must take responsibility for grass weed problems on their farm and inform contractors well in advance of harvest and be prepared to leave the infected fields to the end of harvest to stop any further contamination.   For more episodes and information from the Tillage Edge podcast go to https://www.teagasc.ie/crops/crops/the-tillage-edge-podcast/ The Tillage Edge is a co-production with LastCastMedia.
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