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Podcast: The Tillage Edge
Episode: Highlights from the Teagasc Crops Open Day Part 3 – Establishment Systems, Cover Crops & the Environment
Description: This is the third of four shows highlighting content from the Teagasc Crops Open Day in Oak Park Carlow and this week’s Tillage Edge focuses on the different establishment systems, cover crops and the environment.First, Jack Jameson, a PhD student in Teagasc, talks about different establishment systems and farmer perceptions about these systems.  We get an update from John Mahon, the Tillage Signpost advisor in Teagasc, about the changes which can be made on farms to benefit the environment.We also hear from Richie Hackett, a crop agronomy researcher in Teagasc, who...