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The combine harvester settings to harvest crops more efficiently

Published: July 14, 2022, 5 a.m.

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Shay Phelan talks to Dermot Forristal and Brendan Burke from Oak Park on this week\\u2019s Tillage Edge podcast to discuss combine harvester settings to ensure that crops are harvested as efficiently as possible.\\xa0

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Both Dermot and Brendan emphasise the need to adjust the setting to take account of the crop and the harvesting conditions to get a good sample and to reduce losses.\\xa0

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Both also discuss how to reduce compaction on soils during harvest which may have long term consequences for fields, especially those in reduced cultivation systems.

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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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