Getting harvester set-up correct to minimise losses

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Today on the podcast we’re going be talking about harvester set-up to minimise losses. Professional Contract Harvester Rod Gribble recently did workshops on harvester set-up alongside our NSW based Southern Extension Agronomist, Greg Condon and he joins us on the podcast to share his tips. We also hear from Brett Asphar. He’s a Harvester Specialist with Seed Terminator and also ran workshops in WA alongside our Western Extension and podcast co-host, Peter Newman. He shares his tips on getting harvester set-up right too.Webinar this FridayJoin us this Friday, November 6, for the webinar "How do I make the right decision on using Group Gs with Chris Preston & Chris Davey".New contentDon’t forget to check out our latest content on the website. We’ve got a blog post looking at livestock containment areas. Sam and Emily Eagle share their experience with how this has been a valuable long-term livestock production and weed control tool.https://weedsmart.org.au/more-lambs-less-weeds-in-sheep-containment-systems/We also have two Case Studies for you to check out if you haven’t already. The first is on Andrew and Gina Kenny who farm at Badgingarra, in WA’s west midlands. They’re using an integrated program of crop rotation, mouldboard ploughing, grazing and chaff lining to keep their weed numbers very low.https://weedsmart.org.au/case-studies/andrew-kenny-badgingarra-wa/The second is on Mat Freeman who farms an aggregation of cropping properties at Mullewa and Walkaway in the Geraldton Port Zone of WA. https://weedsmart.org.au/case-studies/mat-freeman-walkaway-wa/_________________________________________________________________Podcast Hosts: Jessica Strauss & Peter NewmanPodcast Producer: Jessica Strauss

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