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Podcast: The Tillage Edge
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Why the plough still pulls weight – and what’s replacing it
Category: Government & Organizations
Duration: 00:20:31
Publish Date: 2025-04-24 08:45:23
Description:

The plough remains the most widely used crop establishment system in Ireland, but alternative methods can be just as effective under the right conditions. 

 

In this Tillage Edge episode, the first of two parts, Michael Hennessy is joined by Dermot Forristal, a Crops and Machinery Researcher at Teagasc Oak Park, to explore the history and evolution of cultivation systems in Irish tillage farming.

 

Dermot takes us through over 100 years of crop establishment practices, explaining how changes in machinery have influenced - and enabled - new approaches to soil cultivation. 

 

He also shares insights into why the plough dominated for so long, and what factors are now driving farmers to consider alternative systems.

 

For more episodes and information from the Tillage Edge podcast go to:
https://www.teagasc.ie/crops/crops/the-tillage-edge-podcast/

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